Ai Weiwei Quotes, Hero Quotes, Ideas Quotes

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.

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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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A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete.

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Everyone of us is a potential convict.

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Many people are going to use [Beijing National Stadium], which makes it more meaningful. If we don't design it, somebody else has to design it.

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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.

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Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

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I call on people to be 'obsessed citizens,' forever questioning and asking for accountability. That's the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.

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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

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I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it. They see how dramatic U.S. has to be put this kind of shame on its own - cannot handle the situation. Or show such a difficulty with this liberal ideas. Men or women created equal. And to defend those very essential ideas.

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The society was so different [in China] - it was a feudalistic society. It didn't come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago.

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What counts in the end is what the government does.

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Hopefully, other successes aren't like me. It carries much more meaning to other people; my success story is irrelevant. It doesn't make any sense.

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Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.

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My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

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The [China] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system and strong censorship.

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We should use this public sphere and redefine - beyond China's borders - what a government is allowed to do, where its powers end and where the realm of a citizen's privacy begins.

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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.

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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall. Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don’t think art is elite or mysterious. I don’t think anybody can separate art from politics. The intention to separate art from politics is itself a very political intention.

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