Ai Weiwei Quotes, Growing Up Quotes, Disappointment Quotes

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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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.

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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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The United States is a melting pot. Like John F. Kennedy said, it's a nation of immigrants. But Donald Trump wants to build a fence that clearly makes the statement: "You and I are divided. We're different, and you're dangerous." That kind of thinking stops human, civilized evolution. It's dangerous to create that kind of tension.

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China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor.

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

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Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness

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The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that.

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Creativity is the power to act.

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Everything is selected by the central government without good judgment or an understanding of culture to make it really safe. They will become nobody to maintain their power and be raised to the next higher level.

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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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I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don't think that it would give an individual human being a better condition.

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I want people to see their own power.

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You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.

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If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

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I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.

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Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

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Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it.

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I don't believe in a sense of home.

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The demand for individual freedom leads us to different realms, and it enables us to participate in social events.

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