It’s really rubbish that some kind of “technical” learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.
AI WEIWEII think it’s more important to show your work to the public.
More Ai Weiwei Quotes
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.
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You’re still being looked at as somebody who – it’s a very complicated issue.
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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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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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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.
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[Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.
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Now I’ve come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable.
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I think the government regrets having Sina Weibo, but they cannot shut it down. That would definitely be suicidal.
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Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists.
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself.
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