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I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.
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The people who control culture in China have no culture.
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I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many things to do I cannot finish them now.
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