430 Quotes by Ai Weiwei

No outdoor sports can be more elegant than throwing stones at autocracy; no melees can be more exciting than those in cyberspace.

I call on people to be 'obsessed citizens,' forever questioning and asking for accountability. That's the only chance we have today of a healthy and happy life.

These are nonviolent people who have lost their freedom simply because they expressed their ideas.... In truth, they are heroes of our time.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

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.

If Shakespeare were alive today, he might be writing on Twitter.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

There are no outdoor sports as graceful as throwing stones at a dictatorship.