The society was so different [in China] - it was a feudalistic society. It didn't come to a point of industrial revolution until twenty years ago..

We should also leave behind discrimination, because it is narrow-minded and ignorant, denies contact and warmth; and corrodes mankind's belief that w….

I have to find a place for my own. I have to search for my own happiness..

Had I to create a name for these times, I’d say it is the age of craziness.

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 b….

Once you've tasted freedom, it stays in your heart....

My mother became much older when I came out (ed's note: of detention). She had problems with her hearing and high blood pressure. But they still supp….

Widespread state control over art and culture has left no room for freedom of expression in the country. For more than 60 years, anyone with a dissen….

Because Chinese art is booming, it legitimizes this profession..

Chinese citizens have never had the right to really express their opinions; in the constitution it says you can, but in the real world it is more dan….

To survive, China had to open up to the West. It could not survive otherwise. This was after many millions have died of hunger in a country that was ….

There are many cases and layers of racist behavior in the US - from police treatment to the issues of education and job opportunities. In America, ho….

China is at a different stage of development, human rights are violated here much more often. And still, we see improvements even here..

You need a purpose to express yourself, but that expression is its own purpose..

I was an illegal alien for many, many years. I couldn't move. If I moved I could not even get a visa back..

During the days in detention, I thought most about the moon..

China restricts the society's freedom of speech. The Communist Party imposes these limits because it lacks confidence towards the future and has no i….

By participating in the society we live in, we understand our conditions and the way we relate to the world..

Beijing is constructing a 100,000 m2 modern art museum, yet it will not feature any of my work..

A city is a place that can offer maximum freedom. Otherwise it’s incomplete..

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