Ai Weiwei Quotes
What does it matter if China’s economy grows when there are no basic protections for its citizens?
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For me, my number one Hollywood role model is Jennifer Lopez.
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They that are intoxicated by self-conceit have interposed themselves between it and the Divine and infallible Physician. Witness how they have entangled all men, themselves included, in the mesh of their devices. They can neither discover the cause of the disease, nor have they any knowledge of the remedy.
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As artists, we're always going to like the songs we just now made over the songs we made a year ago.
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As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
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I'm going to try to tell stories and let each tale skate its own way into dark or light territory as the needs of the story steer me.
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I have a paranoia that 'Ablutions' is the best thing I'll ever do.
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OS X is sweet: it's simple and intuitive, and I think GNOME shares a lot of values with it.
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But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.
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I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.
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Technology keeps progressing. Young people follow the curve. But as they get older, they get inertia, and they start deviating from that curve.
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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
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Isolation is a big part of songwriting.
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Vig used to call me 'Elf boy', and I'd call him 'filthy human'. As an Elf, I never got a scratch on me, never got dirty. And Vig would come out with blood and sweat all over him. And he'd say to me, 'Oh, go manicure your nails.'
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My only experience with American things is through movies.
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I wish I'd started having kids sooner so I could have had a few more.
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Each man seeks his own interest, not the general interest. Let his own selfish interests be touched, and all concord is at an end.
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When I was 7, my dad asked his friend to teach me. I played my first tournament competition when I was 8. I remember I shot around 125.
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I'm a healthy weight for my height, and I like how I look on most days.
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If you want me to sing this Christmas song with the feeling and the meaning, you better see if you can locate that check.
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To heal from the inside out is the key.
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You can make serious pop, you know? There was a time when the best movies were the most popular, and I keep thinking that can happen again.
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I met Robert Crumb in 1962; he lived in Cleveland for a while. I took a look at his stuff. Crumb was doing stuff beyond what other writers and artists were doing. It was a step beyond Mad.
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What does it matter if China’s economy grows when there are no basic protections for its citizens?
