How you get to know is what I want to know.

Words can be meaningless. If they are used in such a way that no sharp conclusions can be drawn.

I think a power to do something is of value. Whether the result is a good thing or a bad thing depends on how it is used, but the power is a value.

The terrible thing is that it's impossible to tear the past out by the roots.

Now I know we have the power to incite change through the Internet - keep sharing our stories, our dreams, and our struggles.

I don't feel one's personal medical condition is everybody's business. It just isn't something you advertise, and it's not open to discussion.

I need [Beijing's] trust in order to develop universal suffrage. The more suspicions being expressed, the more difficulty we'll have in moving towards the final destination.

Adverbs and cops always come in pairs.

The writer is committed when he plunges to the very depths of himself with the intent to disclose, not his individuality, but his person in the complex society that conditions and supports him.

What is to be done about these literary people, who will never understand that painting is a craft and that the material side comes first? The ideas come afterwards, when the picture is finished.

When the goal of political action is no longer the defense of liberty, no word other than demagoguery can describe the despicable nature of politics.

I think for me the trick is not to aim to impress or to even try to make people laugh but instead to tell the truth.

I think the Muslim community is now being asked to bear an unfair burden to save a great faith from the fundamentalists and a great nation from bigotry.