Ai Weiwei Quotes, Fighting Quotes, Generations Quotes

I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.

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Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human.

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Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all.

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It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on this road and what is the limit.

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We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp

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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart...

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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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In an environment without public platform nor protection, the individual is the most powerful and most responsible.

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I’m an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I’m always looking to extend the boundaries.

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[Cultural departments] don't care about culture. Maybe they're the furthest from the people who understand culture.

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Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.

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If people are being abused or even killed during an arrest, this is highly disturbing.

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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country.

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We grew up in a very material-lacking socialist society, but today China is a capitalist society. It's very materialistic. It's full of desire and luxury goods.

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In my case, I was stuck there for quite a while. New York is large enough to be a very abstract city, so nobody cares.

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I also doubt a man can give really clear reasons for anything.

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My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

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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 always want people to be confused, to be shocked or realize something later.

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I think I'm just a traveler. When you walk across a river and there's no bridge, you build one. I'm used to having to deal with Chinese Communist ideology - it's not really an ideology, but a method of control. But China's problems are not just China's problems - they're human problems. Humanity has always worked better when you see it as one.

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