"On the other hand, I believe there's hope, because the breakdown and the repair are happening simultaneously."

"The Communist regime didn't consider this to be a shining moment in history and assigned no heroism to it. They classified it as merely an accident."

"The journey for women, no matter what venue it is - politics, business, film - it's, it's a long journey."

"My dad used to draw these great cartoon figures. His dream was being a cartoonist, but he never achieved it, and it kind of broke my heart. I think part of my interest in art had to do with his yearning for something he could never have."

"It takes tremendous discipline to control the influence, the power you have over other people's lives."

"The Chinese government is quickly losing its ideological legitimacy, maintain its rule with force, but cannot draw strength from the ideology of Marx and Mao."

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."

"It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven."