Ai Weiwei Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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No eulogy is due to him who simply does his duty and nothing more.
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With my victory, I must always remember that I glorify God.
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I don't like possessions.
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'The New World Haggadah' is meant for American Jews in the 21st century.
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My earliest memory is dreamlike: in a small orchard or garden I am carried on the arm, I believe, of my father; there was a group of grown-ups, my mother among them, and the group was slowly walking in the orchard, it seems toward the house.
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Black beans and soy beans are the cornerstones of longevity diets around the world.
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The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.
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I was very driven in high school. I worked a bunch of odd jobs. I never partied. I never drank. I was just a theater geek who was obsessed with movies.
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I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly.
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There are few better measures of the concern a society has for its individual members and its own well being than the way it handles criminals.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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I know what it takes to be fast and I feel like every year I learn valuable lessons about how to be better the next time.
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When I was immobilized by fear, I might have a panic attack. I've had a couple of panic attacks in my life.
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My 'Big Bang Theory' costar Johnny Galecki went off the grid. He bought a huge ranch and goes there every weekend. He keeps telling me to do the same thing, but I don't know if I'm that committed. The Valley is as far off the grid as I'm going to go.
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I hate shaving. It's much easier to just do a little stubble, but my wife and daughter like it when I'm clean-shaven. If you see me with a clean face, then you know I'm in the kissing mode!
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When I had worked on my first book, I had readily shown bits and pieces to everyone - for encouragement, to force myself to write.
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Women's Lib? I couldn't stand it.
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A sudden intimacy occurs when someone does your hair.
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When you develop a reputation for being responsive and generous, an ever-expanding mountain of requests will come your way.
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Freedom in art, freedom in society, this is the double goal towards which all consistent and logical minds must strive.
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I completely identify with finding freedom in boundaries. That's why I tend to have more freedom when I write nonfiction over fiction: because I'm running up against actuality and beholden to the truth in a different way.
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I'm a terrible cook, but I make very good lobster salad.
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I grew up with a fascination with Marco Polo. I had this unlikely interest in the East as a young man, and you can't really read about Chinese history and philosophy without encountering him at every turn.
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A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete.
