Ai Weiwei Quotes, Powerful Quotes, People Quotes

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.

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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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The rest of the world understands little about China's changes and the possibilities and crises that come with them.

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The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

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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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Creativity is the power to act.

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Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work.

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Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?

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The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.

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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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I never saw [Allen Ginsberg] as some kind of crazy figure.

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Liberty is about our rights to question everything.

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After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.

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I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.

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My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is never about exhibiting in museums or about hanging it on the wall.

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Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don't think there's anything wrong about it except this government, which is really incapable of doing anything meaningful.

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Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

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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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Nationality started as something natural, but we should not be restrained by the old politics that make up these clear lines. It should have its own way of evolving. In some places, it will evolve slower and in others, faster. It's like the mountains, the ocean and the rivers. It has its own geological forms. Societies cannot be flat. But during change, human rights, human dignity and free speech have to be protected. Otherwise, we'll be going backward.

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Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.

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