Ai Weiwei

It [success] is really by mistake.

— Ai Weiwei

The world is sphere, has no East or West.

— Ai Weiwei

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

— Ai Weiwei

I want people to see their own power.

— Ai Weiwei

Everyone of us is a potential convict.

— Ai Weiwei

Society becomes very destructive.

— Ai Weiwei

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

— Ai Weiwei

Dont retreat. Retweet!

— Ai Weiwei

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

— Ai Weiwei

Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.

— Ai Weiwei

Selling high or low doesn't mean anything. It has to do purely with the market.

— Ai Weiwei

Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.

— Ai Weiwei

The seed is a household object but at the same time it is a revolutionary symbol.

— Ai Weiwei

Anyone fighting for freedom does not want to totally lose their freedom.

— Ai Weiwei

A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

— Ai Weiwei

A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete.

— Ai Weiwei

We live in changing times, and many people experience the challenges that come with it. In the face of uncertain futures, no…

— Ai Weiwei

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

— Ai Weiwei

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

I think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power.

— Ai Weiwei

[Being unique] gives so much privilege to people who can make it, rather than having some moral and aesthetic discussions.

— Ai Weiwei

I always admire writers. My father was a writer, a poet. I always admire people who can clearly state their mind.

— Ai Weiwei

...photographs are facts, but not necessarily true... The present always surpasses the past, and the future will not care about today.

— Ai Weiwei

When human beings are scared and feel everything is exposed to the government, we will censor ourselves from free thinking. That's dangerous…

— 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…

— Ai Weiwei

I also have to speak out for people around me who are afraid, who think it is not worth it or who…

— Ai Weiwei

Creativity is the power to reject the past, to change the status quo, and to seek new potential. Simply put, aside from…

— Ai Weiwei

To survive, China had to open up to the West. It could not survive otherwise. This was after many millions have died…

— Ai Weiwei

Warhol came from an ordinary family and he had a profound understanding about capitalism and material culture. He was probably one of…

— Ai Weiwei

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

A nation like China has become one of the biggest production fields for exporting cheap labor, which also re-questions our history and…

— Ai Weiwei

As a human being, member of society, you must clearly state your mind. It's a responsibility. It is the way you identify…

— Ai Weiwei

I deal with students every day - from China, Germany, the United States, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And I've noticed that the…

— Ai Weiwei

For those actors and directors who produce films which are always about the old kingdom or about heroes, you know about the…

— Ai Weiwei

I always thought that in modern history Chinese people are like a dish of sand, never really close together. But I think…

— Ai Weiwei

The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness - doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any…

— 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…

— Ai Weiwei

I was in the most restricted prison in China, the most tough. The design of the prison is modeled for internal crimes…

— Ai Weiwei

If I walk on the street, if I go to a restaurant, people come to me and say: "Can we take a…

— Ai Weiwei

The Internet is the best thing that ever happened to China. It turns us into individuals and also enables us to share…

— Ai Weiwei