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

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Human Rights Activist
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Wei-wei Ai
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I spent a lot of time standing on street corners [of New York City] talking to local residents. I spent time in bookstores and galleries. But most of the time, I really did not have much to do.
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Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.
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I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn't really attract me at all.
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These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas….In truth, they are heroes of our time.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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