I never had secure, belonging feelings with this society [in China].

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.

Many people are so poor that the only thing they have is money. Cultivate your spiritual growth.

The fundamental tragedy about life is that those who possess it often are not aware of its value.

If you like standup and decide that it's overtaking your life and want to hate it, watch 1,000 standup comedians who are trying to get on a TV show.

Water is life's matter and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

For the value of everything exists for man only so long as he does not understand it. When he has fully understood, the value is lost, be it the lowest thing or the highest thing.

There are still horrible things that go on because of the myth of race, but we don't have to succumb totally.

It's hard work to make a four-minute program look effortless and elegant.

We have awakened. We will not sleep anymore. Today, from now on, there is a new African in the world!

You can't think of risks. I have nothing to lose. You either make something that you like, or you don't, and you throw it to the universe.

I think I got a lot of life skills; I got a lot of wisdom; I've seen a lot of bad things happen to a lot of good people.