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You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.

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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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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.

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China spends a lot of resources and effort on gaining soft power over culture. The hope is that it can be the last lifeline for the Party's survival. Obviously, the idea will fail.

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China restricts the society's freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no ideals. Nowadays, China is experiencing the detrimental effects of such decisions. Its citizens have no creativity.

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I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.

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Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don't think there's anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.

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At the moment about 350,000 students return to China from abroad each year - 350,000 young and educated people. I know about them because they know me and often ask me in the street if they can take a selfie with me. These folks are creative and ironic, and the government can ultimately not control what is going on in their heads.

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A lot of the time [in the U.S.], I was thinking about how spending time is always questionable or is always the biggest obstacle in my life.

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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.

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I don't think China should care if this crazy old guy should have a show here or not. You have so many museums in the West, and so many shows, you need somebody to show the work, otherwise it's empty.

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I never really read Allen Ginsberg poetry, even though I have a book he gave me.

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If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that's beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone's emotions are imbalanced, even if he has the best equipment, he will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn't trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.

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My angst and my insecurity reflect the state's angst and insecurity. The state is scared too.

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I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.

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It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.

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It's really rubbish that some kind of "technical" learning means you will be a better person because you know this skill better.

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We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.

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Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.

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