明月别枝惊鹊，清风半夜鸣蝉。稻花香里说丰年，听取蛙声一片。
译文：明亮的月光掠过枝头，惊飞了树上的喜鹊;清凉的夜风中，半夜里蝉儿发出阵阵鸣叫。在稻花的香气里，人们谈论着丰收的年景，耳边传来一片青蛙的叫声。
艺术是最高形式的希望。
我一直是个非常注重隐私的人，但我学会了让别人走进我的生活是可以的。
我认为音乐是一段非常个人的旅程。
The profession of book writing makes horse racing seem like a solid, stable business.
Concerning the gods, I cannot know either that they exist or that they do not exist, nor what form they might have, for there is much to prevent one's knowing: the obscurity of the subject and the shortness of man's life.
I'm here to give joy to the world and to help children all over the world.