Ai Weiwei Quotes, Technology Quotes, People Quotes

The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.

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We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind's belief that we can better ourselves. The only way to avoid misunderstanding, war and bloodshed is to defend freedom of expression and to communicate with sincerity, concern and good intentions.

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Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.

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I will never leave China, unless I am forced to. Because China is mine. I will not leave something that belongs to me in the hands of people I do not trust.

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I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom

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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

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Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.

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If you just turn to your paper or television each day, there are thousands of stories that are much more shocking than the gallery artworks.

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Society becomes very destructive.

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I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That's the beauty of the Internet Age.

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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate [the two] is itself a very political intention.

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A small act is worth a million thoughts.

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The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.

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My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood pressure. But they still support me.

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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.

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If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.

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The rest of the world understands little about China's changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.

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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.

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