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  • China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ai Weiwei Quotes , Law Quotes , Justice Quotes
  • For artists and intellectuals today, what is most needed is to be clear about social responsibility, because that is what most people automatically give up. Just to protect yourself as an individual is very political. You don't have to march on Tiananmen, but you do have to be clear-minded, to find your own means of expression.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ai Weiwei Quotes , Giving Up Quotes , Mean Quotes
  • This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China's relationship with the outside world.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ai Weiwei Quotes , Dream Quotes , Years Quotes
  • 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.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ai Weiwei Quotes , Country Quotes , Sacrifice Quotes
  • Of course, people will call you an old artist or young artist, which is just a character of you. But personally, I don't think my work and my understanding of art is so much related to being Chinese, but the character of that. Maybe it's beyond my own consciousness.
  • 5 years ago



    Tags : Ai Weiwei Quotes , Art Quotes , Character Quotes