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We have a saying in China: water, if it drips
long enough, can penetrate a stone. We must
look at things with this perspective. It always
comes down to some kind of struggle. It can
take ages, but the human spirit--our will to
be free, to have a chance, to communicate face
to face, to shake hands and to share space--is
much stronger than anything.
I cannot give all the refugees food, tea, or
money, but I can let their voices be heard
and recognized. I can give them a platform
to be acknowledged, to testify that they
are human beings.
When I fight for human rights in China, I
never think only about human rights in China.
I think about human rights everywhere.
Human rights is the value which I believe
is universal.
The United States was basically built by
immigrants and refugees. The foundation, the
very idea of this nation, was all about
everyone being created equal. Violating those
ideas to create policies and tactics that push
people in need away sets up a very bad
situation, not only for the refugees, but for the
United States as a nation and how it looks
at its own dignity, confidence, and place
in the world.
We have to trust in humanity, not politicians.
No state or society can claim to have
established human rights once and for all.
This problem has such a long history, a
human history. We are all refugees somehow,
somewhere and at some moment.
The West always says, "We are free," but that
is deceptive. Freedom has to assume
responsibility. Freedom needs new goals and
new means to achieve them. We need a new
language. All this requires commitment on
the part of the individual. Without that a
society cannot be free.
We're spoiled by contemporary life; we forget other people still in suffering and in pain and who need help. / If you look away, you are complicit. / As long as someone fights and helps, the fight is not lost. / It is the duty of the artist to connect himself or herself to social change, to bear responsibility, to be part of the change.
You really have to be emotionally and
physically involved, otherwise you become
superficial and you just sit in your own little
world and read the news.
I don't need anything. I just want to burn myself out. It's life; you better use it.
We have a saying in China: water, if it drips
long enough, can penetrate a stone. We must
look at things with this perspective. It always
comes down to some kind of struggle. It can
take ages, but the human spirit--our will to
be free, to have a chance, to communicate face
to face, to shake hands and to share space--is
much stronger than anything.
I cannot give all the refugees food, tea, or
money, but I can let their voices be heard
and recognized. I can give them a platform
to be acknowledged, to testify that they
are human beings.
When I fight for human rights in China, I
never think only about human rights in China.
I think about human rights everywhere.
Human rights is the value which I believe
is universal.
The United States was basically built by
immigrants and refugees. The foundation, the
very idea of this nation, was all about
everyone being created equal. Violating those
ideas to create policies and tactics that push
people in need away sets up a very bad
situation, not only for the refugees, but for the
United States as a nation and how it looks
at its own dignity, confidence, and place
in the world.
We have to trust in humanity, not politicians.
No state or society can claim to have
established human rights once and for all.
This problem has such a long history, a
human history. We are all refugees somehow,
somewhere and at some moment.
The West always says, "We are free," but that
is deceptive. Freedom has to assume
responsibility. Freedom needs new goals and
new means to achieve them. We need a new
language. All this requires commitment on
the part of the individual. Without that a
society cannot be free.
We're spoiled by contemporary life; we forget other people still in suffering and in pain and who need help. / If you look away, you are complicit. / As long as someone fights and helps, the fight is not lost. / It is the duty of the artist to connect himself or herself to social change, to bear responsibility, to be part of the change.
You really have to be emotionally and
physically involved, otherwise you become
superficial and you just sit in your own little
world and read the news.
I don't need anything. I just want to burn myself out. It's life; you better use it.
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