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it's an internet thing! est 1999

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"Censorship is saying: 'I'm 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 on Power

More quotes about Power

  • "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

    Abraham Lincoln on Power

  • "Being powerful is like being a lady. If you have to tell people you are, you aren't."

    Margaret Thatcher on Power

  • "Knowledge will give you power, but character respect."

    Bruce Lee on Power

  • "All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."

    Friedrich Nietzsche on Power

  • "Character is power."

    Booker T. Washington on Power

More quotes by Ai Weiwei

  • "To work in architecture you are so much involved with society, with politics, with bureaucrats. It's 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."

  • "I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture."

  • "The 'Bird's 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."

  • "Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product it's an understanding of human nature."

  • "I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture."



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