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I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Believe China Constructed Event Experience Failed Games Include Joy Olympic People Personal Personal Experience Regard So-Called Speak Spirit Without

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I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Accepted Am Architectural Architecture Beginning Beijing Between City Collaborate Committed Competition Design End Fostering Invitation National Our Project Proposal Relationships See Stadium Stayed Won I Am I See

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China has not established the rule of law and if there is a power above the law there is no social justice. Everybody can be subjected to harm. I'm just a citizen: my life is equal in value to any other. But I'm thankful that when I lost my freedom so many people shared feelings and put such touching effort into helping me.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Above Any China Citizen Effort Equal Established Everybody Feelings Freedom Harm Helping Just Justice Law Life Lost Many Me My Life Other People Power Put Rule Rule Of Law Shared So Many People Social Social Justice Subjected Thankful Touching Value

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Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dangerous. In the west people think it's a right they're born with. Here it's a right given by the government, and one that's not really practised.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Born Chinese Citizens Constitution Dangerous Express Given Government Had Here More Never Opinions People Real Real World Really Right Says The Real World Think West World You

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The internet is a wild land with its own games, languages and gestures through which we are starting to share common feelings.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Common Feelings Games Gestures Internet Land Languages Own Share Starting Through Which Wild

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To protect the right of expression is the central part of an artist's activity... In China many essential rights are lacking, and I wanted to remind people of this.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Activity Artist Central China Essential Expression Lacking Many Part People Protect Remind Right Rights Wanted

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Because of the economic crisis, China and the United States are bound together. This is a totally new phenomenon, and nobody will fight for ideology anymore. It's all about business.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: About Anymore Because Bound Business China Crisis Economic Economic Crisis Fight Ideology New Nobody Phenomenon States Together Totally United United States Will

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If we all say the same thing, then I think the government has to listen. But because no one is saying it, I become singled out, even though what I'm saying is common sense. It's very essential values that we all have to protect. But in Chinese society, people are giving up on protecting these values.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Because Become Chinese Common Common Sense Essential Even Giving Giving Up Government Listen Out People Protect Protecting Same Same Thing Say Saying Sense Society Then Thing Think Though Up Values Very I Think

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I'm always followed by two or three cars and have police around. Even walking in the park, you see them taking photos behind the bushes and trying to videotape everything.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: Always Around Behind Bushes Car Even Everything Followed Park Photos Police See Taking Them Three Trying Two Videotape Walking You

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Police in China can do whatever they want; after 81 days in arbitrary detention you clearly realise that they don't have to obey their own laws. In a society like this there is no negotiation, no discussion, except to tell you that power can crush you any time they want - not only you, your whole family and all people like you.

~Ai Weiwei

Topics: After All People Any Arbitrary China Clearly Crush Days Detention Discussion Except Family Laws Like Negotiation Obey Only Own People Police Power Realise Society Tell Time Want Whatever Whole You Your

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Artist

Born: May 18th, 1957

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