After I came back [to China], there was still a long period of time when I felt I had nothing to do.

Your own acts tell the world who you are and what kind of society you think it should be.

A small act is worth a million thoughts.

Creativity is part of human nature. It can only be untaught.

The art always wins. Anything can happen to me, but the art will stay.

The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.

Maybe being powerful means to be fragile.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.

I think optimism is whether you are still exhilarated by life, whether you are curious, whether you still believe there is possibility.

The purpose of art is the fight for freedom.

Grace makes us inwardly RIGHT so we walk outwardly UPRIGHT

It's over, her mind whispered. There's still hope, her heart insisted.

When we are listened to it creates us makes us unfold and expand. Ideas actually begin to grow within us and come to life.

Never follow the crowd. Go where it's empty.

I'll be one of the spokespeople, one of the people who sells the Administration's plans.

Though a man declares himself an atheist, it in no way alters his obligations.

The politicians don't just want your money. They want your soul. They want you to be worn down by taxes until you are dependent and helpless.

[If homes belongs to couples or roommates]: I think homes should reflect the individuals and their individual taste rather than someone else's.

I am a big David Bowie fan.

I learned that I had to believe in myself and not just to be comfortable with the opinions of others. I'm just more in control; I finalize everything.