“A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete.”
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Famous Ai Weiwei Quotes
“Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition.”
“The Internet changes the structure of society all the time — this massiveness made of individuals.”
“Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.”
“If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter.”
“I don’t want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did.”
“If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain”
“Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy.”
“I wouldn’t say I’ve become more radical: I was born radical.”
“During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon.”
“If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for?”
“This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society.”
“Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella.”
“There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.”
“You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.”
“We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp”
“Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness”
“I think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom”