I always thought that in modern history Chinese people are like a dish of sand, never really close together. But I think… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I don't think there is a distinct change, because in the West I'm not a person who can serve his purpose. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think I'm just a traveler. When you walk across a river and there's no bridge, you build one. I'm used to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I don't think my father had a direct influence on me, but I do think, more or less, I was influenced by… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think China is laughing about the results of the presidential elections. China, Russia, they all laugh about it. They see how… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Of course, there [in China] has to be chaos. It has to be crazy, and I don't think there's anything wrong about… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Civilization has evolved toward more acceptance, understanding and tolerance of global thinking. If we accept differences, our creativity booms. It makes life… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression […] I don’t think anybody can separate… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable—how we decide… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
My definition of art has always been the same. It is about freedom of expression, a new way of communication. It is… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think you can give meaning to any condition; you can be poor or unsuccessful or be so-called successful. But I don't… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China didn't want to lose the cutting edge of technology. So the idea of having a Sina Weibo was an attempt to… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Any individual can contribute its own belief. And our society or even our government are made by the people. The people would… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Everyone thinks the Chinese government selected me. Never ever. I was selected by Herzog and de Meuron. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it,… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Otherwise, I think the building can be bigger, larger, and the city can be much more crazy. The problem is the government… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Technology is a liberation. I think the information age probably is the best thing to happen to the human race in human… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I don't think I was very structured in that society and I don't really believe in personal success, which most Americans believe… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for? — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
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… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
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… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
I think we cannot have a double standard. We cannot see our art as different from the reality. We cannot use two different sets… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
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… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be. — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
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