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I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.

Ai Weiwei

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?
AI WEIWEI

Artist Dignity Else Right Speak Then
Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life much more colorful.
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Acceptance Civilization Creativity Evolved Global Thinking Tolerance Understanding
For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes.
AI WEIWEI

Actor Film Hero Kingdom Lying Old Real
After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.
AI WEIWEI

China Long Periods
I don’t think China has professional museums – not in the past, present, or near future.
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Country Future Museum Past Present Professional Thinking
New York has given me a lot, but I still don’t consider it home.
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Country Given Home
It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.
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Aware Country Easy Govern Job
I don’t think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not.
AI WEIWEI

Care Country Crazy Here Museum Shoe Thinking
You 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.
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Classic Condition Discussion Fantasies Related Sickening Today
There’s no such thing as “fixed” culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems.
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Country Culture Fixed Global International More Problem
We should use this public sphere and redefine – beyond China’s borders – what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen’s privacy begins.
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Allowed Border Country Government Public Redefine Sphere
China restricts the society’s freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals.
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Communist Confidence Creativity Decision Freedom Imposes Lack Limit Party Speech
I don’t care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.
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Care City Cultural Event Great National Nothing Seal Symbol
Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
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Coincidently Death Dictatorship Stories Story Turn
In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.
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Decision Immediate Life Major Often Quick Response
The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it…it’s very disturbing.
AI WEIWEI

Carries Change Disturbing Intention Media Message

I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.

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I think the pearls – one is a necklace, and another you have five hundred pounds of pearls, which may be one million pearls in a bowl – really show a kind of [society] condition.

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