I have to respect my life, and free expression is part of my life. I can never really silence myself.

Dictatorship is a story about death of others who turn out to be you coincidently.

I curated this show [Shanghai Biennale ], I was by no means trying to shock people or be controversial.

Because Great Britain has self-confidence, it doesn't need a monumental Olympics.

The IT people who have made such an effort to know and understand computer technology. They are frustrated that you cannot use Facebook, Twitter and YouTube in China. They are the first to recognize that the situation is terrible.

The deadly weapon against totalitarian society is openness - doing everything very openly on the Internet, letting people know every detail, any little development. Once it is out there, everybody can make their own judgement. [Therefore] holding a trial outside the court. I think that is fairness, that is justice, that is a civil society. Otherwise call it an evil society because everything is hidden.

China has a rich history that has spanned millennia. It consists of the histories of many nations and regions.