“People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many you...” — Ma Ying-jeou Quote

People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.

Many in Taiwan believe that Hu Jintao is much more sophisticated than his predecessors in understanding Taiwan. He represents a different generation of leaders, more pragmatic, less ideological.

Be honest. Be honest with yourself, be honest with, you know, your fellow politicians. This is a rare quality of politicians.

It's very important for Taiwan to maintain its international contact.

I require every Taipei student to swim; if they can't pass the test they won't graduate. Why do I do that? Because I think that is very, very important integral part of their education.

The Twist was a guided missile launched from the ghetto into the heart of suburbia. The Twist succeeded, as politics, religion and law could never do, in writing in the heart and soul what the Supreme Court could only write on the books.

Real politics are the possession and distribution of power.

I don't think politics just happens in Parliament. It happens on the streets and in classrooms.

Politics is perhaps the only profession for which no preparation is thought necessary.

I stay out of politics because if I begin thinking too much about politics, I'll probably... drop writing children's books and become a political cartoonist again.