Ai Weiwei Quotes
My work has always been political, because the choice of being an artist is political in China.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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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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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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At the age of 16, my father's father dropped dead of a heart attack. And I think it changed the course of his life, and he became fascinated with death. He then became a medical doctor and obviously fought death tooth and nail for his patients.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
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I was a pretty lousy bass player. But the band I was in couldn't find a bass player in our small town and it was more important to have a bass than keyboards, so that's what I did.
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The most-asked question when someone describes a novel, movie or short story to a friend probably is, 'How does it end?' Endings carry tremendous weight with readers; if they don't like the ending, chances are they'll say they didn't like the work. Failed endings are also the most common problems editors have with submitted works.
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It is always a challenge to work when people have big expectations. I would much rather feel comfortable working without expectations.
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We've got a deeply flawed political system with an insane overreaching extremist element, with a Supreme Court that is completely loony.
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I don't like programming. It's tedious.
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My work has always been political, because the choice of being an artist is political in China.
