Ai Weiwei Quotes - Page 12

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• China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.

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  Rich, China, Nations

  "Freely Speaking". Interview with Paul D. Miller, realitysandwich.com. August 22, 2012.

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• The demand for individual freedom leads us to different realms, and it enables us to participate in social events.

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  Different, Demand, Events

  "Freely Speaking". Interview with Paul D. Miller, realitysandwich.com. August 22, 2012.

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• China's culture and history are closely related to my living environment. This country is my birthplace. It is also where I grew up. Its culture and history shape my relations with family, friends, society, and daily life.

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  Country, Culture, Shapes

  "Freely Speaking". Interview with Paul D. Miller, realitysandwich.com. August 22, 2012.

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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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  Believe, Games, People

  "Ai Weiwei: China excluded its people from the Olympics. London is different". www.theguardian.com. July 25, 2012.

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• My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

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  Strong, Childhood, Sometimes

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• I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many things to do; I cannot finish them now.

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  Travel, Men, Desire

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• Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

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  Fighting, Doe, Want

  "Who Is Ai Weiwei?". Interview with Lucy Birmingham, www.blouinartinfo.com. August 11, 2009.

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• Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.

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  Self Confidence, Needs, Olympics

  "London 2012: Opening ceremony – reviews" by Ai Weiwei, www.theguardian.com. July 29, 2012.

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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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  Country, Sacrifice, Rights

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

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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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  Real, Thinking, Government

  "China's censorship can never defeat the internet". www.theguardian.com. April 16, 2012.

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• Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart...

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  Throat

  "Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry". Documentary, 2012.

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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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  Rights, Controversial Topics, Law

  "Ai Weiwei: Despite flaws, America should be proud" by Ai Weiwei, www.cnn.com. November 6, 2012.

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• My work is always a ready-made... cultural, political, or social, and also it could be art - to make people re-look at what we have done, its original position, to create new possibilities.

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  Art, People, Political

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• China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor.

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  Art, People, Curiosity

  "Ai Weiwei: 'China's Art World Does Not Exist'". www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2012.

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• China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.

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  Law, Justice, People

  "Ai Weiwei told not to leave China as bail conditions lifted" by Tania Branigan, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2012.

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• You see so many people doing quite nice and respectful work, but nobody like Warhol. Warhol is outstanding. I think he has a value that is far from fully understood. He's very special for younger generations.

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  Nice, Thinking, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with a dissenting opinion has been suppressed. Chinese art is merely a product: it avoids any meaningful engagement. There is no larger context. Its only purpose is to charm viewers with its ambiguity.

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  Meaningful, Country, Art

  "China's art world does not exist" by Ai Weiwei, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2012.

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• Dont retreat. Retweet!

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  Retreat, Retweet

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• My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood pressure. But they still support me.

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  Mother, Blood, Support

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on this road and what is the limit.

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  Matter, Limits, China

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• My situation gives me certain ideas about beauty or the excitement of life, but that doesn't mean other people can necessarily appreciate it.

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  Mean, Ideas, People

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• No outdoor sports can be more elegant than throwing stones at autocracy; no melees can be more exciting than those in cyberspace.

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  Sports, Cyberspace, Throwing Stones

  Ai Weiwei Twitter feed: @AiWW, March 10, 2010.

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• A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete.

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  Cities, Incomplete, Maximum

  "Ai Weiwei on Beijing's Nightmare City". www.newsweek.com. August 28, 2011.

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• Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

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  Men, Judging, Gold

  "Gold Is Not the Real Measure of a Nation". www.theguardian.com. August 25, 2008.

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• I will never leave China, unless I am forced to. Because China is mine. I will not leave something that belongs to me in the hands of people I do not trust.

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  Hands, People, Patriotism

  "Ai Weiwei says blind dissident's escape will inspire Chinese" by Sui-Lee Wee, www.reuters.com. May 29, 2012.

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