Ai WeiweiTwitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella.372Reading
Ai WeiweiOverturning police cars is a super-intense workout. It’s probably the only sport I enjoy. ✨ Ai Weiwei @aiww, twitter.com. January 03, 2012.373Reading
Ai WeiweiCities really are mental conditions. Beijing is a nightmare. A constant nightmare. ✨ Ai Weiwei on Beijing's Nightmare City. www.newsweek.com. August 28, 2011.373Thought
Ai WeiweiThe world is sphere, has no East or West. ✨ No Fake: An Interview with Ai Weiwei. Interview with Alex Rauch, www.portlandart.net. August 09, 2010.351Thought
Ai WeiweiIf a nation cannot face its past, it has no future. ✨ 'Shame on Me'. SPIEGEL Interview, www.spiegel.de. November 24, 2011.351HopeTime
Ai WeiweiI think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.374HopeLifeThought
Ai WeiweiImagine one day, the hateful world around you collapses. And it is your attitude, words and actions that put an end to it. Will you be excited?353Humanity
Ai WeiweiI think it’s a responsibility for any artist to protect freedom of expression and to use any way to extend this power. ✨ Ai Weiwei 'Does Not Feel Powerful'. www.bb… ▶375PoliticsThought
Ai WeiweiEveryone of us is a potential convict.375Love
Ai WeiweiHistorically, China is not a nation of sportsmen. We traditionally put more emphasis on being close to nature than pushing endlessly to excel. A philosophy that values tranquil co… ▶353Philosophy
Ai WeiweiWe move so fast that memory is something we can only grasp342Truth
Ai WeiweiLiberty is about the right to question everything. ✨ An unconventional approach to creating a sustainable economy by John Fullerton and Peter Malik, www.theguardian.com. Mar… ▶332Hope
Ai WeiweiWe should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind's belief that we can better ourselves. The on… ▶354HumanityThought
Ai WeiweiMeasuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man. ✨ Gold Is Not the Real Measure of a Nation. www.theguardian.com. August 25, 20… ▶311Thought
Ai WeiweiCreativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught. ✨ Interview with Brook Larmer, hbr.org. April 2012.378Humanity
Ai WeiweiI 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. Fr… ▶301Humanity
Ai WeiweiThe idea to use backpacks came from my visit to Sichuan after the earthquake in May 2008. During the earthquake many schools collapsed. Thousands of young students lost their live… ▶313LifePoliticsThought
Ai WeiweiThe Internet is uncontrollable. And if the Internet is uncontrollable, freedom will win. It's as simple as that. ✨ China's Censorship Can Never Defeat the Internet. www… ▶302Love
Ai WeiweiThe American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. ✨ Biography/… ▶368HumanityLife
Ai WeiweiOnce you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart and no one can take it. Then, you can be more powerful than a whole country. ✨ Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry. Documentary, 2012.<… ▶347LovePolitics
Ai WeiweiYou need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose.348Life
Ai WeiweiNo outdoor sports can be more elegant than throwing stones at autocracy; no melees can be more exciting than those in cyberspace. ✨ Ai Weiwei Twitter feed: @AiWW, March 10, … ▶3610Hope
Ai WeiweiIf there is no freedom of expression, then the beauty of life is lost. Participation in a society is not an artistic choice, it’s a human need. ✨ Enforced Disappearance. W M… ▶271HumanityLife
Ai WeiweiThe world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility. ✨ Ai Weiwei @aiww, twitter.com. April 21, 2014.293Hope
Ai WeiweiI 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. ✨ A… ▶282Thought
Ai WeiweiI think art is a very important weapon to achieve human freedom ✨ Artist Ai Weiwei: China crushes dissenting voices, www.foxnews.com. June 11, 2012.348HumanityThought
Ai WeiweiYou can never know what is and what is not powerful, but you can always find out what the powerful people are scared of. A state like China looks so powerful, but they are so scar… ▶3610HumanityPolitics
Ai WeiweiI think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need. ✨ 'Twitter Is My City’: An Exclusive Interview with Ai Weiwei. Interview wi… ▶305Thought
Ai WeiweiIf Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter. ✨ It’s Not Beautiful by Evan Osnos, www.newyorker.com. May 24, 2010.3510Life
Ai WeiweiI am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s rea… ▶261Time
