Ai Weiwei Quotes
My work has always been political, because the choice of being an artist is political in China.
Quotes to Explore
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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I think most families have a few secrets or some strange aspect to their history. We're all fascinated by family dynamics, but I'd much rather sit in an audience and watch someone else's problems!
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
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Christmas is, of course, the time to be home - in heart as well as body.
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This is where young players today want to land. They want to be NBA players because of the money.
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I'm not shy about trying to find what truth there is in any genre, whether that be an action piece, a sci-fi piece, a small indie film, or a play. I'm open to it all.
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Though it has plenty of competitors, Slack claims to be the 'fastest growing business application in history'.
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I like different statement jewelry, especially around the ears.
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I need to meet people to be able to write.
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Dispassionate objectivity is itself a passion, for the real and for the truth.
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I am Patrick, a sinner, most uncultivated and least of all the faithful and despised in the eyes of many.
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Pictures must not be too picturesque.
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It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.
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Sports and entertainment are the only places where inner-city kids see themselves being able to succeed. Their intellectual development is something they don't relate to.
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You don't actually have control of the position people want you to be in. If they say, 'You king of the blacks,' you're king of the blacks - whether you like it or not.
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I have the rare privilege of talking to my dad every night at 10 p.m. and hearing about what he did that day.
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You have to try things you're really afraid of, even if you pee yourself a little bit.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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It doesn't matter whether you can or cannot achieve high temperature superconductivity or fuel cells, they will always be on the list because if you could achieve them they would be extremely valuable.
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It's hard becoming a member of a girl group among so many competitors. You have to have luck and also need to work hard.
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I know that I have raised my sons to be big, strong, independent men who love God, themselves and care for others. I have to learn to let them have space and learn without me.
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I think my favorite, and Coppola and that whole thing. East coast Italian directors I guess.
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My work has always been political, because the choice of being an artist is political in China.
