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

Taiwan is democratic.

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

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

Forgiveness doesn’t make one person better, or the other guy smaller. Forgiving is just letting go. It’s turning back toward being what we really are.

Progress means to be true to the world, If we need to make a change.

Though a tree grow ever so high the falling leaves return to the root.

It's very difficult to design something for someone if you have no empathy.

All physical and economic tests that may be devised are worthless if the immigrant, through racial or other inherently antipathetic conditions, cannot be more or less readily assimilated.

I was always sort of a ham as a kid, just always wanting to entertain and to get people to laugh.

Now, being on the cover of Vanity Fair is as important as being in great movies. The lines are very, very blurred.

With God, what is terrible is that one never knows whether it's not just a trick of the devil.

A committee is twelve men doing the work of one.

Humility is the cornerstone of leadership.