This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
AI WEIWEILife is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn’t move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.
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I have people working together, doing different things: architecture, art installation, photography, publishing, and curatorial works and design.
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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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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I think it’s quite narrow-minded. There wasn’t much encouragement or opportunities for any artist – not just Chinese artists.
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I don’t think I was very structured in that society and I don’t really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe in.
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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.
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In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind’s belief that we can better ourselves.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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Just look at the statistics: Each university has tens of thousands of applications for students who want to be in art school, but they can only accept a few hundred.
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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
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