Ai Weiwei Quotes
The government may be made up of clever, sensible people. But if they do not believe in basic human values, the more clever or shrewd they are the greater the tragedy they will create.
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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I have two older brothers. I am the baby. We're all very, very close. We're great communicators, so we get along really well.
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In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.
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I just want to be part of great stories that are told and for them to be relevant.
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Since I was 17, I had been just making records and promoting them.
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I've been asked too many times to write a book by the fans.
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Beyond 2050 the world population may start to decrease if women across the world will have, on average, less than 2 children. But that decrease will be slow.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
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One of the things that would be great is to some day have so many women comedy writers that we wouldn't say there's just one type of female humor. There's lots.
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From the moment I walked into the White House, it was as if I had no privacy at all.
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There are far too many people in university in Britain. If you want to make money, be a plumber.
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My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.
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Sometimes I thank God... for cheeseburgers.
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Sochi will be my third Olympics, and I'm coming into these games in a stronger position than I've been in years past.
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Life is God's art.
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I think from an actor's point of view, you always want something to play that's dramatic or something that feels like it could be very bold in choice. And of course, the boldest possible choice you could play at the end of a character's life is death.
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I love to fly so much.
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In Survivor and Finder's Fee, it is about what you would do if you could get away with it. Survivor is about your own integrity and where you draw your own ethical and moral lines. There are no rules.
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We are always on stage, even when we are stabbed in earnest at the end.
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No man ever quite believes in any other man. One may believe in an idea absolutely, but not in a man.
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With the Black Lives Matter movement, a lot of the focus is on the protest and dissent. I'm hoping to dismantle the public notion - for folks outside of the community - of what Black Lives Matter means. It's really about saying that black lives matter: that humanity is the same when you go inside people's homes.
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Life is like a dice, so watch the ones you're rolling with.
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The government may be made up of clever, sensible people. But if they do not believe in basic human values, the more clever or shrewd they are the greater the tragedy they will create.
