Ai Weiwei Quotes, Rights Quotes, States Quotes

No state or society can claim to have established human rights once and for all.

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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.

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

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

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I don't think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by his independent individualism. And the kind of condition he had when he was in this society - the kind of mistreatment society gave him.

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...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.

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That's why I always question this sense. The feeling of home really requires a lot of trust. It requires you to identify with it, which I always find myself very contradictory to.

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The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn't promote it. There isn't a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.

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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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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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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.

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Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.

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We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more efficient. That is very short-sighted. China looks efficient only because it can sacrifice most people's rights. This is not something the west should be happy about.

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I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose.

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I want people to see their own power.

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I think it's more important to show your work to the public.

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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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