1987 quotes by chinese authors for you to enjoy

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

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

So maybe there are three parts in my life - earlier background living in exile in Xinjiang in a very political circumstance, then later the United States from 24 to 36 years old. I was quite equipped with liberal thinking. Then the Internet. If there is no Internet, of course, I cannot really exercise my opinion or my ideas. Ai Weiwei

Life Political Old Internet Three My Life Living Thinking Liberal Later Background States Circumstance Ideas Course Parts Exercise Opinion Equipped Exile Years Very Quite Maybe Cannot Then Really United United States Earlier

To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's a very complicated process to do large projects. You start to see the society, how it functions, how it works. Then you have a lot of criticism about how it works. Ai Weiwei

Twitter was like a poem. It was rich, real and spontaneous. It really fit my style. In a year and a half, I tweeted 60,000 tweets, over 100,000 words. I spent a minimum eight hours a day on it, sometimes 24 hours. Ai Weiwei

China is an old nation with a colourful history. Its booming economy has triggered an appetite and a curiosity around the world for its art and culture, one that continues to grow. I can, however, tell people that it is a show with no actor. Ai Weiwei

Art History Culture People World Old Nation Booming Tell Economy Around However Curiosity China Show Grow Appetite Actor

I'm most embarrassed at my art shows, even though I don't show it. Ai Weiwei

Art Though Embarrassed Most Show Even Shows

The Beijing Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo show just how much effort China is willing to spend to enter the global stage. But while China desires to understand the world, it fails to accept its universal values. Ai Weiwei

World Values Stage Spend Enter Willing Shanghai Fails Global Accept Understand How How Much Effort Just Beijing While China Much Show Universal Desires Olympics

Recently I danced in a video spoof of the song 'Gangnam Style,' and it was quickly banned across multiple Chinese online video platforms. But the story still traveled all over the world, carried in hundreds of international media reports. Ai Weiwei

Song World Style Danced Hundreds Carried Online Over Spoof Still Quickly Reports Banned Story Chinese Video Across International Multiple Platforms Traveled Media Recently

I don't think it's worth discussing new directions in the context of Chinese art - there were no old directions, either. Chinese art has never had any clear orientation. Ai Weiwei

Art Worth Old Think Directions Never Had Clear New Context Were Discussing Any Either Chinese Orientation

A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy. Ai Weiwei

Music Nation Tragedy

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

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

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

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

People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe I'll just clearly tell you: Whatever I do is not art. Let's say it is just objects or materials, movies or writing, but not art, OK? Ai Weiwei

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

We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more efficient. That is very short-sighted. China looks efficient only because it can sacrifice most people's rights. This is not something the west should be happy about. Ai Weiwei

Democracy Be Happy Rights Happy People World Sometimes Sacrifice Say Criticise See About Something More Only Tendency Countries Like Most Looks Because West Very Efficient Authoritarian Short-Sighted China Should Even

Since the global economic crisis began, the change in global attitudes is clear to see - and I think it is pitiful. Barack Obama came to China and he is probably the only president of the United States never to mention the words 'human rights' in public. Ai Weiwei

Economic Crisis Change Rights Words Human Rights Think President States Crisis Obama See Only Economic Mention Never He Clear Since Attitudes Global Came Began Human Pitiful China Barack Barack Obama Public United United States

The seed is a household object but at the same time it is a revolutionary symbol. Ai Weiwei

Time Seed Object Household Revolutionary Same Same Time Symbol

For John Woo, it is quite difficult to make a movie in Hollywood in his own style. Because Hollywood is based on a producer system, it is difficult for a director to express himself using his own style of filmmaking. Alan Mak

Director Style Own Difficult System John Make Himself Because His Quite Woo Movie Hollywood Producer Using Express Based Filmmaking

I think all the filmmakers in Hong Kong are influenced by John Woo. Alan Mak

Think Hong Kong John Kong Woo Influenced Filmmakers

I really have to say 'thank you' to our fans, because I think it's difficult for European viewers to find and watch Asian movies, and I hope you enjoy our films. Alan Mak

Hope You Fans Thank You Enjoy Difficult Think Films Our Say Find Because Thank Movies Asian Really Viewers European Watch

There are a lot of things that immigrants, especially Chinese-Americans, want to share with their children, but there are a lot of things they don't want to share. Anchee Min

Immigrants Share Lot Children Want Things

When I first came to America, you know, I would look at the newsstands and see the women on the magazine covers. I had never seen anyone smile the way these girls smile! It's like they have nothing to worry about! Anchee Min

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