I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat.
AI WEIWEII don’t believe in a sense of home.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would have the final voice, but it requires each individual to act. If we don’t act, then the result is very clear.
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Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.
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We are living in a popular culture where everything is overexposed.
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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it.
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…photographs are facts, but not necessarily true… The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
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The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society’s level of civilization.
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If there’s the right condition, I always want to express the concept or ideas in a very independent way.
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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.
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Censorship is saying: “I’m the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine.” But the internet is like a tree that is growing.
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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I’m saying is common sense.
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Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I’m not nostalgic about the old city. I don’t enjoy it that much.
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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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I don’t believe in a sense of home.
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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom
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