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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.
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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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Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.
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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart...
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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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I lived there [ in New York City] as an artist, but never as a Chinese artist.
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Society becomes very destructive.
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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.
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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don't think art is elite or mysterious.
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Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much.
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I call on people to be 'obsessed citizens,' forever questioning and asking for accountability. That's the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.
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My situation gives me certain ideas about beauty or the excitement of life, but that doesn't mean other people can necessarily appreciate it.
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