My childhood was quite extreme. Sometimes I was so weak I could not stand up. But now I am so strong. Life is unpredictable

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.

Being a superpower is like being a Santa Claus that everyone hates.

The prayer of a righteous man avails much

Don’t judge someone’s choices without first knowing their reason.

Whoever is trying to bring you down is already beneath you.

The three basic material rights -- continuity, mutual obligation, and the pursuit of happiness.

In economics the majority is always wrong.

As a bankrupt thief turns thief-taker in despair so an unsuccessful author turns critic.

A whole lot of the way identity politics has gone seems to me to deny empathy.

This is the tendency of all living things: to avoid pain and to cling to pleasure.

It's not about money. It's about the people you have, how you're led, and how much you get it.