The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault.

[The New World Order] cannot happen without U.S. participation, as we are the most significant single component. Yes, there will be a New World Order, and it will force the United States to change it's perceptions.

Every American president, regardless of party, has said that America has an intense interest in a peaceful resolution. And I think it should be left at that.

More and more of the Taiwanese economy is connected with the mainland. There are more and more exchanges taking place. There's no reason to doubt that over a period of ten years or so, or maybe more, the conditions of life on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait will become more comparable, and the dialogue on the political level therefore easier.

When you travel as secretary, one problem you have is that the press comes with you and wants an immediate result because it justifies their trip. And sometimes the best result is that you don't try to get a result but try to get an understanding for the next time you go to them.

A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a bluff.

While we should never give up our principles, we must also realize that we cannot maintain our principles unless we survive.