Ai Weiwei Freedom Quotations

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.

Without freedom of speech, there is no modern world, just a barbaric one.

Our lives are bound by physical limits, familial ties, political conditions, and geographical restrictions. Individual freedom takes us beyond them all.

The freedom of speech is an important yardstick for a society's level of civilization.

The demand for individual freedom leads us to different realms, and it enables us to participate in social events.

Freedom of speech implies the world isn’t defined. It is meaningful when people are allowed to see the world their way.