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The Birds Nest National Stadium, which I helped to conceive, is de

The Birds Nest National Stadium, which I helped to conceive, is designed to embody the Olympic spirit of fair competition. It tells people that freedom is possible but needs fairness, courage and strength. – Ai Weiwei

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To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. Its 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

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architecture
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Ai Weiwei
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When you have strict censorship of the internet, young students cannot receive a full education. Their view of the world is imbalanced. There can be no true discussion of the issues. – Ai Weiwei

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Education
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Ai Weiwei
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Censorship is saying: Im the one who says the last sentence. Whatever you say, the conclusion is mine. But the internet is like a tree that is growing. The people will always have the last word – even if someone has a very weak, quiet voice. Such power will collapse because of a whisper. – Ai Weiwei

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power
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Courage
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest. – Hermann Hesse

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Courage

Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount. – Clare Boothe Luce

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Courage

A wise woman knows how to summon her courage and do what is right, rather than what is easy. – Suze Orman

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Courage

Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other peoples thinking. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. – Steve Jobs

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Courage

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Looking back on a happy life, one realizes that one was not happy all the time. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Happiness

You have to surround yourself with people who love you and want the best for you. – Mena Suvari

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best

If you share a common ancestor with somebody, youre related to them. It doesnt mean that youre going to invite them to the family reunion, but it means that you share DNA. – Henry Louis Gates

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Family

Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one. – Proverb

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Wisdom