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If there is no free speech, every single life has lived in vain — Ai Weiwei

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

The world is a sphere, there is no East or West. — Ai Weiwei

I think it's more important to show your work to the public. — Ai Weiwei

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

Artists are the worst [people]. They are selfish, self-centred; they don't care what happens. — Ai Weiwei

The Internet changes the structure of society all the time - this massiveness made of individuals. — Ai Weiwei

Cities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare. — Ai Weiwei

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility. — Ai Weiwei

The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it ... it's very disturbing. — Ai Weiwei

During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon. — Ai Weiwei

Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country. — Ai Weiwei

Liberty is about the right to question everything. — Ai Weiwei

Imagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited? — Ai Weiwei

Say what you say plainly, and then take responsibility for it. — Ai Weiwei

The people who control culture in China have no culture. — Ai Weiwei

All the auction houses care about is the selling of luxury goods. — Ai Weiwei

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

There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship. — Ai Weiwei

If you don't act, the danger becomes stronger. — Ai Weiwei

The natural desire to save a cat is what it means to be a citizen. — Ai Weiwei

Being an artist is more of a mindset, a way of seeing things; it is no longer so much about producing something. — Ai Weiwei

Everyone of us is a potential convict. — Ai Weiwei

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be. — Ai Weiwei

My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable — Ai Weiwei

To express yourself needs a reason, but expressing yourself is the reason. — 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

I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it. — Ai Weiwei

Creativity is the power to act. — Ai Weiwei

My situation gives me certain ideas about beauty or the excitement of life, but that doesn't mean other people can necessarily appreciate it. — Ai Weiwei

I always want to design a frame that's open to everyone. I don't see art as a secret code. — Ai Weiwei

I'm a free man now, except I cannot leave China. You know, I have no desire to travel. I have so many things to do; I cannot finish them now. — Ai Weiwei

Behind every political deal in this country, the first casualties are always the ordinary people, who are barely treated as human. — Ai Weiwei

Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product; it's an understanding of human nature. — Ai Weiwei

Life is much more interesting when you make a little bit of effort. — Ai Weiwei

No matter what happens, nothing can prevent the historical process by which society demands freedom and democracy, — Ai Weiwei

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

We have to give our opinion, we have to say something, or we are a part of it. As an artist I am forced to say something. — Ai Weiwei

If my art has nothing to do with people's pain and sorrow, what is 'art' for? — Ai Weiwei

Had I to create a name for these times, I'd say it is the age of craziness — Ai Weiwei

To the media, I have become a symbolic figure, critical of China. According to the government, I am a dangerous threat. — Ai Weiwei

If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter. — Ai Weiwei

Freedom of speech implies the world isn't defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way. — Ai Weiwei

If there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it's a human need. — Ai Weiwei

I'm an artist who is always looking for what is possible. I'm always looking to extend the boundaries. — Ai Weiwei

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas ... In truth, they are heroes of our time. — Ai Weiwei

Democracy, material wealth, and universal education are the soil upon which modernism exists. — Ai Weiwei

I don't want the next generation to fight the same fight as I did. — Ai Weiwei

I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable - how we decide what is valuable. — Ai Weiwei

A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it's incomplete. — Ai Weiwei

I want people to see their own power. — Ai Weiwei

You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose. — Ai Weiwei

No outdoor sports can be more elegant than throwing stones at autocracy; no melees can be more exciting than those in cyberspace. — Ai Weiwei

If a nation cannot face its past, it has no future. — Ai Weiwei

For me, it is OK as long as I can breathe, as long as my heart is pumping, as long as I can express myself. — Ai Weiwei

Liberty is about our rights to question everything. — Ai Weiwei

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions. — Ai Weiwei

We are living in a very complex society. It puts me in a complex frame of thinking. — Ai Weiwei

Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one. — Ai Weiwei

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay. — Ai Weiwei

I wouldn't say I've become more radical: I was born radical. — Ai Weiwei

I'm always interested in people who are not orientated in art circles to become part of it. — Ai Weiwei

Twitter is the people's tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources. — Ai Weiwei

Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man. — Ai Weiwei

The internet is a wild land with its own games, languages and gestures through which we are starting to share common feelings. — Ai Weiwei

I looked at but was not allowed to touch Ai Weiwei's 'Sunflower Seeds' at the Tate. The film of making them was really moving. — Kate Fleetwood

The world is not changing if you don't shoulder the burden of responsibility. — Ai Weiwei

Art needs to stand for something. — Ai Weiwei

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 and what is the limit. — Ai Weiwei

This world should be much more open and should be much more free, so the young people would have the chance to exercise the quality of their lives. — Ai Weiwei

Art is always about overcoming obstacles between the inner condition and the skill for expression. — Ai Weiwei

The Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that. — Ai Weiwei

Life is never guaranteed to be safe, so we better use it while we are still in good condition. — Ai Weiwei

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom, — Ai Weiwei

Expressing oneself is like a drug. I'm so addicted to it. — Ai Weiwei

I think of art as coming from daily life, daily experience. I think it's very important not to have it become work for some kind of elite circle. — Ai Weiwei

If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it? — Ai Weiwei

I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need. — Ai Weiwei

Everything is art. Everything is politics. — Ai Weiwei

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile. — Ai Weiwei

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics. — Ai Weiwei

We move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp — Ai Weiwei

It's always nice to share your energy with young people, the people who might not have any skills but are simply willing to be a part of it. — Ai Weiwei

Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella, — Ai Weiwei

Only with the Internet can a peasant I have never met hear my voice and I can learn what's on his mind. A fairy tale has come true. — Ai Weiwei

The practice of photography is no longer a means for recording reality. Instead, it has become reality itself — Ai Weiwei

This so-called contemporary art is not a form, but a philosophy of society, — Ai Weiwei

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

The tragic reality of today is reflected in the true plight of our spiritual existence. We are spineless and cannot stand straight. — Ai Weiwei

If civil society has nobody who protects the law, then what kind of society is that? — Ai Weiwei

Life is art. Art is life. I never separate it. — Ai Weiwei

Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward. — 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

A small act is worth a million thoughts. — Ai Weiwei

Overturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It's probably the only sport I enjoy. — Ai Weiwei

Warhol influenced me because of his writing. If I had never read his writings and interviews, I would never have understood his work. — Ai Weiwei

Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently. — Ai Weiwei

I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself. — Ai Weiwei

In an environment without public platform nor protection, the individual is the most powerful and most responsible. — Ai Weiwei