Ai Weiwei Quotes
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A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.
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When the Taiwan Relations Act passed in 1979, our biggest concern was preventing the use of military force against Taiwan. Little did we know that our friends on Taiwan could so effectively use the space created by our friendship to revolutionize their political system.
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I was in a commercial for the Disney channel. I was the camp leader for the campers.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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I'm Cuban, so I like a bit of curve. I just want my booty to have a little lift!
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Leave Jesus on the cross. He's very happy there!
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I find the whole situation of confronting an audience terrifying.
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From a spectator point of view, Test cricket is not important; people hardly watch Test cricket. But as a player, Tests are the real thing. You have to concentrate for five days. It's a lot of time, and not easy to do it day in and day out. If people have played 70-100 Tests, it's a lot of cricket, a lot of concentration and dedication.
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I don't know that I would want to be married again, but I do love companionship.
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It was great being together as a band, but much more difficult being brothers than it was being in a band.
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To be smart on crime, we should not be in a position of constantly reacting to crime after it happens. We should be looking at preventing crime before it happens.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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When you take a shower in space, you have to press the water onto your body to clean yourself, and then you gotta vacuum it off.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Having the chance to walk at New York Fashion Week for Yeezy and Milan Fashion Week for Alberta Ferretti and Max Mara in a hijab is so significant. It sends a message to young women everywhere that you can be beautiful for just being you.
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You can be very famous without being a great actress, and that's not good for me.
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Strip makeup lights just don't give you a fighting chance no matter how good looking you are. Light sconces that flank the mirror illuminate your entire face evenly.
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You do silly things for love sometimes and not-so-smart things for love.
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There are so many stereotypes of how you have to be as a black man, growing up in the community as a man.
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The Art of Fulfillment is the ability to experience not only the thrill of the chase, but also the magic of the moment, the unbridled joy of feeling truly alive.
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I think it's very important that you make your own decision about what you are. Therefore you're responsible for your actions, so you don't blame other people.
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You learn timing on the road. You learn structure and how to read an audience. You learn so much about the business of laughter that you can't learn on a set, because it's all on you. Sometimes you bomb, and you know not to tell that joke again... You just hope people find the humor in the awkwardness.
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There are over 50 brilliant scientists working at my lab, and being sensitive to their needs is among the top skill sets that scientists like me have to learn.
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Art is not an end but a beginning.
