The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
AI WEIWEIYou know about the fantasies related to the classics, but there is no real discussion about today’s life and no discussion of the real conditions – which is really sickening.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I don’t like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.
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It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
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The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight.
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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.
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Creativity is the power to act.
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We’re different, and you’re dangerous.” That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It’s dangerous to create that kind of tension.
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To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat.
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What counts in the end is what the government does.
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Liberty is about the right to question everything.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China’s relationship with the outside world.
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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China’s society is opening.
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It’s like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we’ll be going backward.
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A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.
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