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I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.

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Ai Weiwei
Age: 67
Born: 1957
Born: May 18
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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.
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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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I never think any place is better than others.
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Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from using one's imagination - perhaps more importantly - creativity is the power to act.
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My image of what a city should be - the super-rich and all the poor and desperate and the people who have some kind of a desire. It's a surviving game, people trying to survive on many different levels.
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I suddenly realized I was getting ten opening notes a day on my mobile phone, more than when I was in New York. But this is China, where nothing is surprising.
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[Shanghai Biennale] has been my attitude for as long as I've been practicing art and other cultural-related activities.
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I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it.
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My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface I wish I could find out more.
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Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart...
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...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.
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Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised.
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I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who have totally given up hope. So I want to set an example: you can do it and this is OK, to speak out.
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In an environment without public platform nor protection, the individual is the most powerful and most responsible.
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