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Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.
Ai Weiwei
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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more efficient. That is very short-sighted. China looks efficient only because it can sacrifice most people's rights. This is not something the west should be happy about.
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There's no single artwork I even want to mention or that I can even really think about it to have any feeling, to be proud of it.
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This so-called fame or being better off doesn't really attract me at all.
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To experience poetry is to see over and above reality. It is to discover that which is beyond the physical, to experience another life and another level of feeling. It is to wonder about the world, to understand the nature of people and, most importantly, to be shared with another, old or young, known or unknown.
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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.
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I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back.
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The motivation is really to say people can find the game of getting involved interesting and find the problem and really have the passion and the enthusiasm to solve it and move forward, but that's all I know.
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Artists are the worst [people]. They are selfish, self-centred they don't care what happens.
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If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that?
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As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It's a responsibility. It is the way you identify yourself otherwise you don't know who you are and why you are here.
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All movies in China are censored. Out of 600 movies produced in China, only 60 are allowed to show in theatres.
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A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.
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If I really have nothing to do, I just watch my cats, take some photos, and go back to my personal blog.
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The fantasy we had with pearls was always so luxurious and unique with a kind of rareness.
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The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
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This is a very general understanding of art in China, that being an artist can make you money and turn you into a star.
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Each year, more people want to become artists.
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I never had a sense of home.
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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don't care about culture.
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