Ai Weiwei Quotes
I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
Quotes to Explore
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God doesn't want us to merely sit around dreaming about things we can do and be. That's a good place to start, but a poor place to stop. God wants us to turn our dreams into action.
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In social policy, when we provide a safety net, it should be designed to help people take more entrepreneurial risks, not to turn them into dependents. This doesn't mean that we should be callous to the underprivileged.
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Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease, and I'm sensitive.
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I love rap because it talks about pain that comes authentically from the ghetto. It moves me.
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I was excited when King's College announced a scholarship for students who are in developing countries.
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'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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The advice I would give to someone is to not take anyone's advice.
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A lot of children remember seeing cartoons, 'Pinocchio' or 'Bambi' or something that breaks their heart. I remember seeing 'The Blue Angel' and it breaking my heart. It was the first time I realised there was an adult world - that adults could damage each other or destroy each other emotionally.
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I am interested in shows that are not out-and-out gag fests: you see the truth of a broken heart behind them. That is what life is like: it's really funny, you see funny things as soon as you step out of the room, but underneath that is a whole bag of broken hearts. It's that real pain and that real hilarity that makes life so intriguing.
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When I decide I want something, I go in like an Exocet missile.
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If I could travel back in time, I'd bring back the entire Wu-Tang Clan.
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Children in their young teens are just moving into the moment when they are most receptive to philosophy and psychology. You can explore these things in stories and, in doing so, give them power and control.
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I love having wine with my meals. And if I splurge, I'm going to splurge big, because if I deny my cravings, it just ends up backfiring on me, you know?
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I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.
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You got to be rigorous in your appraisal system. The biggest cowards are managers who don't let people know where they stand.
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There's always going to be someone with a bigger toy than yours.
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I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
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You cannot perform in a manner inconsistent with the way you see yourself.
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Art furnishes us with eyes and hands and above all the good conscience to be able to turn ourselves into such a phenomenon.
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I come from a different era and I design clothes for our era. I think of people I want to dress when I design.
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Home is the center of life. It's the wellspring of personhood. It's where we say we're ourselves.
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I think it's important to understand the concrete ways things work and to respect that. But some things shouldn't be explained, and you have to respect that, too.
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While we are living in the present, we must celebrate life every day, knowing that we are becoming history with every work, every action, every deed.
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I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.
