It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological.

Be honest. Be honest with yourself, be honest with, you know, your fellow politicians. This is a rare quality of politicians.

With Taiwan, it took about 40 years to go from an authoritarian to a democratic society.

I am Taiwanese as well as Chinese.

I require every Taipei student to swim; if they can't pass the test they won't graduate. Why do I do that? Because I think that is very, very important integral part of their education.

Art should be for sale. The artist should not.

i am permanentlytannedin the summer of poetry.

No one can give you the strength of character necessary... Only you can find that passion within that burns with an integrity that will not settle for anything less than the Truth.

There's always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.

Gold has an almost atavistic lure. People feel it has a panacea effect.

In this world, emotion has become suspect - the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic and passionless.

Creating a child takes no love or skill; being a parent requires lots of both.

I was in the pilot for Spinal Tap before it was a movie.

Expecting anybody else?" Shane asked Eve. "Your distant cousin Jack the Ripper dropping by too?" "Screw you, Collins.

Sacred religion! mother of form and fear.