I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don’t think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.
AI WEIWEIThis so-called fame or being better off doesn’t really attract me at all.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of.
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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn’t promote it.
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I never regret anything.
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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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People have a tendency to become elite rather than to care about the general conditions of the society, which makes me sick. It’s an unbearable condition.
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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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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am.
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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It’s as simple as that.
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I don’t think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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Growing up, my family was an enemy of the state. I have experienced more disappointment than joy, much more sad stories or desperate conditions.
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Through my work and ways of expression, I strive to engage in dialogue with the society that I am living in.
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