Taiwan and China are related ethnically and close neighbors geographically. There's no reason to resent or to fight against each other.

Taiwan is democratic.

In 2005, I founded the Democratic Pacific Union, an international organization of 28 democratic countries to promote democracy, peace and prosperity in the Pacific region.

Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.

These two points are lies. UN Resolution 2758 does not say a word about the relationship between Taiwan and China, let alone say that the PRC represents Taiwan

Taiwan's democracy has grown very fast and we enjoy a certain degree of freedom, as other developed democracies like the United States.

'Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call, But the joint force and full result of all.

Hip hop's got 30 years of history and we wanted to show that. A lot of us grew up with it.

Things will come to you when the time is right and I say just go for it. If you love what you want to do, just keep on going.

If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.

[As a conductor] there has to be, between me and the orchestra, an unshakable bond of trust, born out of mutual respect, through which we can spin a musical narrative that we all believe in.

I basically - I don't like tattoos, unless you're a firefighter who has a tattoo that has to do with that or a military guy. That's - those are people who should have tattoos.

If you want to do something different, you’re going to come up against a lot of naysayers.

If you can't impress yourself, then no one else really matters.

Songs really tend to connect.

I'm very honoured that there is a loyal following and I hope it continues