--- title: "19 Stills Quotes By Ai Weiwei" description: "19 Stills quotes by Ai Weiwei. Plus more from Ai Weiwei and more Stills sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/ai-weiwei-824_china_i-don-t-like-china-even-today-i-still-fe_323111.png" --- > [I don't like China. Even today, I still feel I have no emotional relations with this place.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-don-t-like-china-even-today-i-still-feel-i-have-no-emotional/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc3/ai-weiwei-824_china_i-don-t-like-china-even-today-i-still-fe_323111.png) > [It doesn't matter where I am - China will stay in me. I don't know how far I can still walk on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/it-doesn-t-matter-where-i-am-china-will-stay-in-me-i-don-t-know-how/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ddc/ai-weiwei-824_china_it-doesn-t-matter-where-i-am-china-will_79982.png) > [My typical day is I wake up and appreciate that I can still wake up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/my-typical-day-is-i-wake-up-and-appreciate-that-i-can-still-wake-up/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/ai-weiwei-824_appreciate_my-typical-day-is-i-wake-up-and-apprecia_1637298.png) > [It's always the rich and there's plenty to waste, yet still China has a lot of people living in very spare, poor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/it-s-always-the-rich-and-there-s-plenty-to-waste-yet-still-china-has/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/ai-weiwei-824_china_it-s-always-the-rich-and-there-s-plenty_2383844.png) > [Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/life-is-never-guaranteed-to-be-safe-so-we-better-use-it-while-we-are/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8b9/ai-weiwei-824_conditions_life-is-never-guaranteed-to-be-safe-so-w_1627004.png) > [ After I came back \[to China\], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/after-i-came-back-to-china-there-was-still-a-long-period-of-time-when/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/ai-weiwei-824_china_after-i-came-back-to-china-there-was-sti_1084849.png) > [You're still being looked at as somebody who - it's a very complicated issue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/you-re-still-being-looked-at-as-somebody-who-it-s-a-very-complicated/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a7/ai-weiwei-824_complicated_you-re-still-being-looked-at-as-somebody_403928.png) > [New York has given me a lot, but I still don't consider it home.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/new-york-has-given-me-a-lot-but-i-still-don-t-consider-it-home/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1bc/ai-weiwei-824_consider_new-york-has-given-me-a-lot-but-i-still_2777904.png) > [Recently I danced in a video spoof of the song 'Gangnam Style,' and it was quickly banned across multiple Chinese online video…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/recently-i-danced-in-a-video-spoof-of-the-song-gangnam-style-and-it/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9c1/ai-weiwei-824_banned_recently-i-danced-in-a-video-spoof-of-th_401724.png) > [China seems unpredictable because it has a distinct culture and social system. It is still a mystery to other parts of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/china-seems-unpredictable-because-it-has-a-distinct-culture-and/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df8/ai-weiwei-824_china_china-seems-unpredictable-because-it-has_631421.png) > [ The \[China\] government has improved in the last years. Of course, the structure is still the same; there's still a one-party system… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/the-china-government-has-improved-in-the-last-years-of-course-the/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e91/ai-weiwei-824_censorship_the-china-government-has-improved-in-the_1380227.png) > [All the rich people collect traditional Chinese art. So it's very natural for Chinese families to still see art as the highest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/all-the-rich-people-collect-traditional-chinese-art-so-it-s-very/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/ai-weiwei-824_art_all-the-rich-people-collect-traditional_1482422.png) > [My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/my-mother-became-much-older-when-i-came-out-ed-s-note-of-detention/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1f/ai-weiwei-824_blood_my-mother-became-much-older-when-i-came_482899.png) > [As a total activity - I practice curating, art, architecture, writing, and publishing all together. I still act as a living creature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/as-a-total-activity-i-practice-curating-art-architecture-writing-and/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/13d/ai-weiwei-824_activity_as-a-total-activity-i-practice-curating_208668.png) > [Even if I have hundreds of things to do, the disconnected feeling is still there because it is very hard to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/even-if-i-have-hundreds-of-things-to-do-the-disconnected-feeling-is/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae7/ai-weiwei-824_disconnected_even-if-i-have-hundreds-of-things-to-do_1307563.png) > [I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-think-optimism-is-whether-you-are-still-exhilarated-by-life-whether/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4d/ai-weiwei-824_believe_i-think-optimism-is-whether-you-are-stil_3101406.png) > [I can still wake up the next day and feel that there's something that needs to be done, which always amuses me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-can-still-wake-up-the-next-day-and-feel-that-there-s-something-that/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/399/ai-weiwei-824_done_i-can-still-wake-up-the-next-day-and-fee_1570409.png) > [I loved New York—every inch of it. It was a little bit scary at that time, but still, the excitement was so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-loved-new-york-every-inch-of-it-it-was-a-little-bit-scary-at-that/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e3/ai-weiwei-824_bits_i-loved-new-york-every-inch-of-it-it-was_1373020.png) > [China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/china-is-at-a-different-stage-of-development-human-rights-are/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/022/ai-weiwei-824_china_china-is-at-a-different-stage-of-develop_188256.png) ## Other authors on Stills ## More by Ai Weiwei > [I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-m-totally-independent-i-don-t-bear-any-responsibility-to-any-system/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/if-my-art-has-nothing-to-do-with-people-s-pain-and-sorrow-what-is-art/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [Police in China can do whatever they want; after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/police-in-china-can-do-whatever-they-want-after-81-days-in-arbitrary/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/china-has-a-rich-history-that-has-spanned-millennia-it-consists-of/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/this-world-should-be-much-more-open-and-should-be-much-more-free-so/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/by-participating-in-the-society-we-live-in-we-understand-our/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-see-the-beijing-national-stadium-as-an-architectural-project-i/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [ I curated this show \[Shanghai Biennale \], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-curated-this-show-shanghai-biennale-i-was-by-no-means-trying-to/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-think-we-cannot-have-a-double-standard-we-cannot-see-our-art-as/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/it-doesn-t-matter-where-i-am-china-will-stay-in-me-i-don-t-know-how/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/chinese-citizens-have-never-had-the-right-to-really-express-their/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/your-own-acts-tell-the-world-who-you-are-and-what-kind-of-society-you/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/our-lives-are-bound-by-physical-limits-familial-ties-political/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [Now I've come to such a mixed culture: America, Europe, South America, Africa. And the politics are changing everywhere all the time and becoming…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/now-i-ve-come-to-such-a-mixed-culture-america-europe-south-america/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) > [I don't think it's worth discussing new directions in the context of Chinese art - there were no old directions, either. Chinese art has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ai-weiwei/i-don-t-think-it-s-worth-discussing-new-directions-in-the-context-of/) [Ai Weiwei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ai-weiwei/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/stills/ai-weiwei/#itemlist", "name": "19 Stills Quotes By Ai Weiwei", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't like China. 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