"It is under the greatest adversity that there is the greatest potential for doing good, both for oneself and others."

"Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it."

"My hope and prayer is that the Chinese Communist Party will change."

"I am a simple person. I don't have many possessions. I just have my robes and my beads."

"I think the most important thing is to be a good human being. That is the essence of all religions."