Ai Weiwei Quotes

Seeing the Olympics come to China made me want to get more involved.

As it happens, I have personally been something of an enthusiast for the London Olympic games, mainly on the grounds a) that a bit of wasteland will be made nice and b) that it tends to make everybody happy that their country should be the centre of world attention for a couple of weeks in their life.

The Olympics are never just about sports.

I think Beijing deserves the Olympics in order to be with all the rest of the world recognized.

Russia and China are very natural partners. We are neighbors with an immense common border.

Japan and China are isolated and without intercourse with other countries; hence the President directed me to attend to or watch the state of affairs in China also.

Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community.

Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family.

Getting to know athletes from all over the planet is a big part of the Olympic experience.

We have reiterated on many occasions that China wishes to establish and develop long-term, good-neighbourly and friendly relations with all countries in south Asia.

China is the largest and most ancient of Asiatic countries, but it is not for us boastfully to talk of her right to a position of 'leadership' among those countries.

Olympics is global competition in which eighty, ninety, hundred, hundred and ten countries participate.

Of all the important relationships that Australia has with other countries, none has been more greatly transformed over the last 10 years than our relationship with China.

The 2012 London Olympic Games fostered a generation of hope. I witnessed women participating for the very first time, representing every nation.

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.

Most other competitions are individual achievements, but the Olympic Games is something that belongs to everybody.

The Beijing Olympics were an exercise in Chinese soft power. Americans have the 'Voice of America' and the Fulbright scholarships. But, the fact is, in fact, that probably Hollywood and MTV and McDonalds have done more for American soft power around the world than any specifically government activity.

If Iran does not change its policies, it won't be able to integrate into the international community and will become even more isolated than it is now, which likely will have a negative impact on the Iranian people.

It's like Canada is the little brother to the United States and one day they are going to show the world they're just as cool as their successful big brother.

Now, the entire world community recognizes Georgia. We are members of the United Nations and the Council of Europe. Everything is being prepared so that we will soon enter the European Union.

Clearly, the Chinese know that we want a good relationship with them.

The World Cup is not just a great global sporting event, it is also inscribed with much deeper cultural and political importance.

Holding an Olympic Games means evoking history.

I don't believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy.

We should not check American ideals at the door when we engage in discussions with other nations.