“I’m not sure that I actually have a perception of the world. I’m not sure that any of us can have a true perception of the world when we know so little about it…”

“You know, when you really think about it, only a few cultural aspects are similar to America. I suppose the one I noticed the most when living there, was that no one left the…”

“if we’re not living the life we want to live, then it is largely on us and not on external factors…”

“Because the support and encouragement is not always going to be there to push me through, I have to internally create that push or risk letting time go by and stand by waiting…”

“It’s truly looking at the eyes of the unknown, misty path set before you, welcoming it, and bravely walking through. Knowing that you’ll…”

“Today there are Chinese-Americans. But what will they be called in 500 years from now when the Chinese American’s great grandchildren are…”

“An important question I’d like an answer for is: When the Taiwanese claim to not be Chinese, are they stating that their not Chinese ethnically or that they’re not a Chinese national?”

“You don’t have to imagine that type of world; we’re already living among wise and influential people, they just don’t know it yet, and that’s what really irritates me…”

“The biggest problem we currently face is that we’re so busy arguing with one another that we don’t actually do anything to fix the other problems we face. “

“It takes conscious efforts of understanding and devotion to be able to perceive Japan in its realistic picture without the need to constantly compare…”