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140 character Quote by Ai Weiwei

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“Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella,”

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I'm totally independent. I don't bear any responsibility to any system.

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I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.

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The public square is more public than ever, but minds are rarely changed in 140 character bursts and by selfies.

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Who would have thought that a means of communication limited to 140 characters would ever create misunderstanding?

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NC passed law against global warming science, therefore it's not happening. So I'm ignoring Twitter's 140-character limit, so it's not happ

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