Ai Weiwei Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: chinese
  • Birth: May 18, 1957

Topics

GovernmentPeopleWorldThinkYou

I'm going to North Pole to help out Santa this year.

Jimmy Fallon

HelpYearOutGoingSantaPole

Leo, sadly, has Parkinson's, but he used to cook all sorts of dazzling things.

Jilly Cooper

ThingsUsedCookLeoParkinsonHe

I guess that's the big challenge of any art: Do you want to be something for everyone or everything for someone?

John Ross Bowie

ArtChallengeSomeoneYouWantBig

Late-night shows are 'Chopped.' Who are your guests tonight? Your guests tonight are veal tongue, coffee grounds and gummy bears. There, make a show ... Make an appetizer that appeals to millions of people. That's what I like. How could you possibly do it? Oh, you bring in your own flavors. Your own house band is another flavor.

Stephen Colbert

CoffeePeopleTongueYouHouseBand

Everyone is influencing the people around them one way or another.

Robin S. Sharma

PeopleWayEveryoneAroundThem

It is something you can't predict, and it is the huge sadness in your life, losing a child.

Mary Berry

LifeLosingChildSadnessYouYour

On the world stage, Donald Trump will lead from strength.

Mike Pence

StrengthWorldDonald TrumpWill

Maybe the search for life shouldn't restrict attention to planets like Earth. Science fiction writers have other ideas: balloon-like creatures floating in the dense atmospheres of planets such as Jupiter, swarms of intelligent insects, nano-scale robots and more.

Martin Rees

LifeScienceSpaceIdeasSearch

In my relationship, I was giving myself away to make the relationship better, but in actuality, wasn't doing better by doing that. I became less of a man.

Jason Mraz

RelationshipMyselfManBetterDoing

I never wanted to set the world on fire. So I never had to burn any bridges behind me.

Dinah Shore

FireMeWorldBridgesBurnNever

I remember going for the first time to a place called The Roxy in New York because you can see people breakdancing there. That's the only reason I went! It's amazing, kids are still doing that.

Chris Frantz

TimeNew YorkPeopleAmazingDoing

People think that athletes have it great, and we do in a lot of regard, but universities make a hell of a lot of money off of players. You don't get a free education: you work full-time year round for five years for an education you could pay for three times over if you just got your market value.

Chris Borland

WorkEducationGreatMoneyValue

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