I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.

I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.

How a society treats its disabled is the true measure of a civilization.

Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.

I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.

I feel it's in people's nature to want to stop evil and embrace the good.

China is on a march toward rule of law and democracy.

My fervent hope is that it would be possible for me and my family to leave for the U.S. on Hillary Clinton's plane.

My safety and my family's safety are not guaranteed even now.

No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.

The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?

Life itself is the journey of the mind toward the unknown infinite wilderness. Get lost.

The better the artist, the more vulnerable he seems to be.

Bad mind, bad heart. (Mals Mens, Malus Animus

On a very basic level, many people think celebrities have too much already, so we shouldn't be entitled to our political opinions.

It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role.

If we allow ourselves to dwell on negatives, on hurts, on mistreatments, we will be negative thinkers. So be open to positive thinking, THINK BIG!

Unhappiness comes when you try to be like everyone else rather than embracing the unique person that you are.

The king must die so that the country can live.

There is no limit to the hunger politicians have for the money you've worked so hard for. ... You can tell them to take a hike, but then the guns come out.

I am hated for loving. I am haunted for wanting.