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I can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.

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China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.

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I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.

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

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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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I don't believe in a sense of home.

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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 leadership knows that you cannot solve the issues of China's future with the means of the past. The demographic consequences of the one-child policy, the build-up of the welfare state, the jobs for 7 million university graduates every year, the immense corruption: Even some Western governments would have to scramble to find solutions to such problems.

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All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.

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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?

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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.

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For years, I refused to go to any openings, not even my own.

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The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it...it's very disturbing.

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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 nation cannot face its past, it has no future.

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

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Society becomes very destructive.

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I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.

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I always want to design a frame that’s open to everyone. I don’t see art as a secret code.

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