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I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.

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Politics is like air and water. And you know if there is bad politics. Everyone is polluted. Everyone is unhealthy. See the people walking on the street: how they act.

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All the rich people collect traditional Chinese art. So it's very natural for Chinese families to still see art as the highest human performance and send their children to this field.

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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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It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it.

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There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US - from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, however, such cases are being discussed publically.

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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. I don’t feel that much anger. I equally have a lot of joy.

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A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

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

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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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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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If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That's why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.

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I often feel more disgust than pride about this kind of success. So there's no regret whatsoever.

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I spend a lot of time talking to journalists.

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I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

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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.

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Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it.

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What is important is that we actively express our thoughts and wishes, in every realm that we can access.

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Even if there have been setbacks during these past years, China is changing. China's society is opening.

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I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle.

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