430 Quotes by Ai Weiwei

I think it’s more important to show your work to the public.

I think by shattering it we can create a new form, a new way to look at what is valuable – how we decide what is valuable.

When you constrain freedom, freedom will take flight and land on a windowsill.

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.

If a society cannot even support somebody like me, then people ask: Who is under protection then? That’s why there is such support for me. It is not because I am so beautiful or I am so charming. People feel: This guy is fighting for us.

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn’t need a monumental Olympics.

Every day I’m learning something new from the practice. It’s very rewarding.

The natural desire to save a cat is what it means to be a citizen.

This week, the world gathers in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic games. This is the extraordinary moment China has been dreaming of for 100 years. People have been longing for this moment, because it symbolises a turning point in China’s relationship with the outside world.