If human rights are supposed to have any meaning, then they have to be discussed openly.

[Museums] all belongs to the cultural department, which is the biggest cultural department in the world.

I never regret anything.

Liberty is about our rights to question everything.

In the '80s, you couldn't walk in the neighborhood without looking back to see if anyone was following you. You had your key in your hand before you got to your apartment and you'd rush in so you didn't have to stop.

China partially wants to become part of the world. By hosting the Olympics and the Expo, they made a big effort to tell people: Look, we are the same. They want to be accepted by the international community.

I think Allen [Ginsberg] was a person who's like a child.