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Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort.

Ai Weiwei

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
Architect
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If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.
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Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron.
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Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.
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For all the tough talk about China during the presidential debates, Romney and Obama evaded any mention of China's suspect human rights record, corruption, and rule of law. By not tackling these controversial topics, the candidates are protecting a strategic partnership with China at the expense of essential human values and beliefs.
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