Ai Weiwei Quotes About Internet

Quotes about: Internet

• 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.

  Ai Weiwei

  Quiet Voice, People, Tree

  "China's censorship can never defeat the internet" by Ai Weiwei, www.theguardian.com. April 15, 2012.

• The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.

  Ai Weiwei

  Internet, Individual, Structure

  Interview with Katie Hill, www.tate.org.uk. October 12, 2010.

• You can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of. A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scared of the Internet, so the Internet is more powerful than them.

  Ai Weiwei

  Powerful, People, Looks

• When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues.

  Ai Weiwei

  Issues, Views, World

  "David Cameron, as you visit China please listen to us" by Ai Weiwei, www.theguardian.com. November 7, 2010.

• I am everywhere and I am nowhere. That's the beauty of the Internet Age.

  Ai Weiwei

  Age, Internet

• The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness - doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement. [Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.

  Ai Weiwei

  Thinking, People, Evil

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I always thought that in modern history Chinese people are like a dish of sand, never really close together. But I think a dish of sand is a good metaphor because we have the Internet. We don't have to be physically united. You can be an individual and have your own set of values but join others in certain struggles. There is nothing more powerful than that.

  Ai Weiwei

  Powerful, Struggle, Thinking

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Only with the Internet can a peasant I have never met hear my voice and I can learn what's on his mind. A fairy tale has come true.

  Ai Weiwei

  Voice, Mind, Fairy Tale

  "The Bold and the Beautiful". Global Times, November 26, 2009.

• Today, we jump into this globalization of the economy and the internet age.

  Ai Weiwei

  Age, Today, Internet

  Interview with Claudine Ko, believermag.com. November 1, 2007.

• The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that.

  Ai Weiwei

  Winning, Simple, Internet

  "China's Censorship Can Never Defeat the Internet". www.theguardian.com. April 16, 2012.

• The Internet has established a public sphere and developed a pressure which the government can no longer ignore.

  Ai Weiwei

  Government, Pressure, Spheres

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share our perceptions and feelings. It creates a culture of individualism and exchange even though the real society doesn't promote it. There isn't a single Chinese university that can invite me to give a talk. Even though I know there are many students who would like to hear what I have to say.

  Ai Weiwei

  Real, Giving, Feelings

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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