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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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[Cultural department] understand nothing but bureaucratic daily affairs. They don't care about culture.
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I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].
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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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Art should live in the heart of the people. Ordinary people should have the same ability to understand art as anybody else. I don't think art is elite or mysterious.
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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.
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The whole attitude of society has become much more open and realistic. They realize that the only way to make a more democratic and free society is to let different opinions come out.
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I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.
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The misconception of totalitarianism is that freedom can be imprisoned. This is not the case. When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.
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Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things it is no longer so much about producing something.
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I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.
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Censorship is saying: I'm the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine. But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper.
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Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find a real purpose of life.
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[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.
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If a master, a wise and experienced man, wields a great weapon, that's beautiful. He can serve peace with it. But if someone's emotions are imbalanced, even if he has the best equipment, he will still mean danger. Modern technology requires calm. You shouldn't trust anyone with a car who has no knowledge about vehicles or roads.
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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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If you don’t act, the danger becomes stronger.
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Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.
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We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no one will know what to expect.
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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.
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We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something.
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