Ai Weiwei on History
Browse 6 quotations attributed to Ai Weiwei, catalogued under history, with dates where available.
This page displays 6 quotations attributed to Ai Weiwei and filed under "history" in QuoteLineage. The selection is ordered by stored importance and quality scores, not citation counts. A topic label describes how an entry is catalogued; it does not establish the theme's importance in the author's work.
Attributed to Ai Weiwei, entry #118746: "This is something you can never erase. It leaves a scar on you."
Attributed to Ai Weiwei, entry #218211: "Antiques exist as evidence of the cultural tracks we made in the past."
6 Quotes by Ai Weiwei on History
"This is something you can never erase. It leaves a scar on you."
"Antiques exist as evidence of the cultural tracks we made in the past."
"I think we have too much history. It’s not so important. I think people should have fun and enjoy their own time. I haven’t done much, so why should I waste people’s memory?"
"Once again, the facts have been erased."
"I try to encourage people to look at our past in a critical way because as our education, we have a great, great history. But in reality we are poorest in ethics and philosophy, so I try to raise people’s consciousness on how we deal with our past."
"The Sichuan disaster is not the first nor the most wrongful. But all the details of this tragedy will be forgotten, and once again it will be like nothing ever happened. Eventually all these disasters will together create a bizarre miracle called civilization and evolution."