Ai Weiwei Quotes, Passion Quotes, Thinking Quotes

I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.

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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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To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason.

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I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it.

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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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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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Choices after waking up: To be true or to lie? To take action or be brainwashed? To be free or be jailed?

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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.

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When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That's dangerous for human development.

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

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Now I've come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming even more unpredictable. There's no such thing as "fixed" culture. China is also becoming more global. Its problems are becoming international problems, becoming German problems, becoming American problems. Nothing is clear-cut. Perhaps I'll find my way - or get totally lost.

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Individual; that means he has his own special way to communicate, which creates the form of him. In the information age, this expression and communication has become so different.

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Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.

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I have always stated I designed the stadium as a toilet seat. I don't care if this is a great cultural event or a national symbol. It has nothing to do with me. It deals with the city.

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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.

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Any design, any city, any kind of craziness or tragedy, it all comes from a long time of preparation.

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[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.

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The importance of elections, transparency, legal procedures, an independent army, and the judicial system is not regarded as highly in China. These core values are the most important evidence of the health of a society, quality of life, and security. A clear understanding of such differences will help the rest of the world understand China and all that is happening to the nation.

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If you just turn to your paper or television each day, there are thousands of stories that are much more shocking than the gallery artworks.

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