Quote by Ai Weiwei
People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activis

People are always wondering if I am an artist or political activist or politician. Maybe Ill just clearly tell you: Whatever I do is not art. Lets say it is just objects or materials, movies or writing, but not art, OK? – Ai Weiwei

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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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Courage
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Ai Weiwei
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As a person, I was born to give out my opinions. By giving out my opinions, I realize who I am. As long as I can communicate, Im not so lonely. If I cannot travel, or do art, or have company, if they take away all my belongings, it doesnt matter at all. – Ai Weiwei

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Travel
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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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movies
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Ultimately, to have a career in movies, to a certain extent, certainly in England, you cant sustain a career in just English movies. – Clive Owen

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movies

Ive never held myself up particularly high when I had movies that worked, and I never held myself all that low when I had failures. – Ben Affleck

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movies

In all the movies Im in love with someone in my head. Theres always love in a film somewhere. It doesnt matter even if its an action movie. – Channing Tatum

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movies

I dont want to imitate life in movies I want to represent it. And in that representation, you use the colors you feel, and sometimes they are fake colors. But always its to show one emotion. – Pedro Almodovar

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movies

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For some it is love undeniably. For others it is making it work, never actually knowing what it is. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation. – Li Peng

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Preach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you and be silent. – Epictetus

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I was planning to go into architecture. But when I arrived, architecture was filled up. Acting was right next to it, so I signed up for acting instead. – Gilbert K. Chesterton

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architecture