I saw [Allen Ginsberg] more as an old man who liked poetry and who had a lot of physical and emotional problems. We liked our time together.

Every day I'm learning something new from the practice. It's very rewarding.

Self-censorship is insulting to the self. Timidity is a hopeless way forward.

I think by not letting young people be fully informed, how can they have energy and passion and the right picture of the world? I think that's the true crime.

I never regret anything.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that. There are crises and emergencies all the time, we might not even be aware of some. But I am afraid we'll have to wait and observe precisely what the government is up to.

Today, the general masses in this society are in this political-social condition that really encourages people to become rich and become a star and be unique.