The traditional Confucian structure that invoked ideals of perfect human virtue for harmony must incorporate the rule of law for the modern era.

China has no choice but to emulate the power of America’s founding ideas and its journey through the universal values of democratic freedom and individual rights.

Individual identities and national destines were shaped by the tripod of history, geography, and philosophy.

History is the archaeology of the present and future.

To achieve the ultimate Confucian objective—a virtuous society—America has favored the rule of laws over Confucian-style virtues.

A convergence exists in the search for human excellence on both sides of the Pacific Ocean.

China seems to have skillfully adapted a Monroe Doctrine, or “Ménluó” (a transliteration of the word “Monroe”) Doctrine, in America’s backyard.

Democratically-oriented Jeffersonian inspiration has prevailed throughout history and certainly been more admired than capitalistic Hamiltonian-style motivations of greed and power.

This two-track plan of nationalism and development (in China) is a historically powerful weapon.

China is constantly reinventing itself and so is the United States.

Sweet as the past may be, it best remains pressed between the pages of memory, savoured for a moment or two on quiet Sunday afternoons.

The life is all about sharing a little part of your life to make others happy, to became happy.

I love Shark Week, where all kids under 12 swim for free

Clever men are impressed in their differences from their fellows. Wise men are conscious of their resemblance to them.

The most famous rumor for me is that I had throat cancer. I never had throat cancer... I don't know why that started... The way I sing, probably.

To be successful in writing, use short sentences.

I was raised in a mostly white neighborhood. I was this little white girl jamming out to Ella Fitzgerald and Bobby Brown.

I wanted to make a body of work that looked at what it felt like to be a boy going through adolescence.

For myself, I am very small indeed in my own eyes.

As a kid, I was a Hitchcock lover; I cared about the dark side of things.