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Conditions Quote by Ai Weiwei

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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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Most celebrated men live in a condition of prostitution.

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The average condition of the people improving or deteriorating, depends upon whether population is advancing faster than improvement, or improvement than population.

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Importunity is a condition of prayer. We are to press the matter, not with vain repetitions, but with urgent repetitions. We repeat, not to…

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