This so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
AI WEIWEIIt [success] is really by mistake.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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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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There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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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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There’s no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.
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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.
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I don’t belong to a working system. They only select people if you belong to one so you can be controlled.
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So, the politicians and the people who make decisions very often is the one we think can make some difference. But of course they will not make a difference if the citizens or the individuals not push it or not to speak out, to possess a very strong voice about, this is not acceptable.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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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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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something.
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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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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?
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Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it’s not a product; it’s an understanding of human nature.
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