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In this photo taken Thursday, June 23, 2011, Ai Weiwei gestures to journalists gathered outside his home after his release from detention in Beijing, China
Monday, Nov. 07, 2011

Open quoteIt's surprising. It has really changed my perspective on people.Close quote

  • AI WEIWEI,
  • Chinese artist and dissident, on the $840,000 that 20,000-plus people have donated to him since Nov. 1, when officials gave him 15 days to come up with $2.4 million in back taxes
Photo: Ng Han Guan / AP | Source: New York Times