I think everybody deserves freedom. Freedom is such an abstract word, but it's all we need.

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.

I went because the nights are numbered and I do not know the count.

Be grateful for who you are and what you will be.

Life is the greatest chance that has been given to all of us. So how do you choose to live your life? You’ve got a pen. Write it down.

The Union, which can alone insure internal peace, and external security to each State, Must and Shall be Preserved, cost what it may in time, treasure, and blood.

Every need got an ego to feed.

I love to sing and perform. It is what I do and love. It completes my life.

I started my career without fans.

Whenever we got a glimpse, their faces looked indecently revealed, as though we were used to seeing women in veils.

There is something more terrible than a hell of suffering--a hell of boredom.

Do not be impatient for impatience is of the flesh. Do not try different methods because they are useful solely in helping the flesh. We must distrust the flesh entirely.