If artists cannot speak up for human dignity or rights, then who else will do it?

A nation that has no music and no fairytales is a tragedy.

I don't think [price] reflects if the work is good or bad.A good artist shouldn't be nervous about that.

Destroy or build. Crazy or noncrazy. I'm not nostalgic about the old city. I don't enjoy it that much.

It is not an easy job to govern China, I am aware of that.

Measuring national prestige by gold medals is like using Viagra to judge the potency of a man.

A society is healthy only when it allows its members to discuss their thoughts openly. This is also the only way that a society can gather consensus, let everyone express his or her wish, and foster creativity.