To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.
AI WEIWEIAs a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It’s a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don’t know who you are and why you are here.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.
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China didn’t want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to compete with Twitter. However, it has no soul – which is freedom of expression. Nevertheless,
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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.
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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one’s imagination – perhaps more importantly – creativity is the power to act.
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Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.
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It’s just a way you have to set up some kind of activities to follow your instincts or your curiosities.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster.
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The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling.
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They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own – cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.
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New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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