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.

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

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.

That’s writing for you: when you make space for passion, it doesn’t turn up.

When you’re with a girl, it’s always best to act like you’re an old hand at everything—not to impress her, but just to make sure she feels safe.

i do it for the joy it brings because i'm a joyful girl because the world owes me nothing and we owe each other the world

Depression is a very sensible reaction to just about everything we live in now.

I take a lot of flak from the counter-establishment for selling out.

There are no mistakes. Only new paths to explore.

People scream at me, "Hey, let's party." I give off an I'm-crazy-and-I-want-to-arty-and-wrestle-you vibe.

Your value is in yourself; the other stuff will come and go.

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