Ai Weiwei Quotes
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Beauty pageants work as a platform from where you can reach out to many.
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I have my own faith which I've developed. It's non-denominational. I don't even know if it's about God.
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There's an unintended consequence when it comes to drone attacks in Yemen. Yeah, you take out the al-Qaida stronghold, but you also wipe out the other half of the block. That makes Yemenis against the United States for the rest of their lives and all their descendants.
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I had rather have a plain, russet-coated Captain, that knows what he fights for, and loves what he knows, than that which you call a Gentle-man and is nothing else.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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I think it'd be great if the evening news broadcast, for instance, were unsponsored and unrated.
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China and Russia are regarded as the most formidable cyber threats.
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No matter what job you do, we all have a much different life than our parents had. My parents' generation had one job and then they retired. Now, people have many different jobs.
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Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.
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When you arrive at a fork in the road, take it.
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It's fun to take two topics and mix them into one cartoon.
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You take all the things that frighten you, and when you can get them to work for you all of sudden people are calling you a success.
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Sex and drugs and rock and roll.
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I'm interested in what bonds people together. You know, what brings us together in good ways? And there's not a lot known about that.
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My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.
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It is important to appreciate beauty, even when it is evil.
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This is a budget that does not protect the vulnerable, it doesn't protect the jobs of today and it doesn't create the jobs that we need for tomorrow.
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He suspected the troops felt closer to somebody who spoke a different language but asked them questions than they did to somebody who shared their language and only ever used it to give orders.
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I wouldn't write a book, because saying the word I over and over again would nauseate me.
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Topology and number theory are my faves.
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In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble.
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At least for the people who send me mail about a new language that they're designing, the general advice is: do it to learn about how to write a compiler.
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I want to collect more records from terrorists, but less records from innocent Americans. The Fourth Amendment was what we fought the Revolution over! John Adams said it was the spark that led to our war for independence, and I'm proud of standing for the Bill of Rights, and I will continue to stand for the Bill of Rights.
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The disaster-makers always get away, while the innocent are always punished.
