After the sex photos incident, I realized that there are many girls out there doing similar things. This incident is a warning to them. - Gillian Chung, half of Cantopop group Twins

Hongkongers have inertia. Once they think something won’t work, they don’t even bother trying. It seems we can only be comfortable when we’re all doing the same thing. - Stanley Wong aka “anothermountainman,” artist

At 39, I decided to put my film career on hold. I had a newborn daughter, and I spent all my time making millions of strangers laugh, but I couldn’t make my own wife happy. - Jeff Lau, film director

Being “dirty” is about more than what the word suggests on the surface. We’ve been brainwashed to believe it’s a bad label, but it will eventually become classy. Dirty old men appreciate beauty. - Kulu, DJ

All of China’s cultural activists are in Beijing, and that’s reason enough for me to live there. But if I ever need medical attention, I’ll be coming right back to Hong Kong. - Chan Guan-chung, founder of City Magazine

It was a torture to be working for the government while taking it to court. - Mike Rowse, retired civil servant

Love is wisdom that takes time and effort. It’s harder for Hongkongers—who worship speed and convenience—to find true love. - Edward Lam, Zuni Icosahedron’s founder/playwright

To take your boobs out or not is a personal choice. But once you get too much of your cleavage out, it’s not up to you to control what comes next. - Stephy Tang, Cantopop singer

The Christian movement in Hong Kong is very interesting. On one side we’ve got the really liberal and critical types. And then we’ve got the evangelical group who are only concerned about sexual morals and infiltrating political circles. - Leung Man-to, cultural commenatator

I love myself and my body. If I dislike my body, how am I going to convince other people to like it? - Chrissie Chau, pseudo-model

I’ve never minded people calling me fat. Even when I was 220 pounds and a mother of six, I still had seven admirers. But I have to admit, after I lost 75 pounds I had much better sex. - “Fat Mama” Maria Cordero, singer and food diva

Design requires talent. If you spend two years on it and you’re not going anywhere, quit. - Alan Chan, designer

I’ve seen the movie “Rock Star.” Everywhere I went people were telling me to see it. They were like, “you have to see this movie, it’s your life.” And it is. - Arnel Pineda, lead singer of Journey

Why do Hong Kongers tie their happiness to the Hang Seng Index? Why is their happiness based on the GDP, how much they earn each month, and how big their flat is? - Lin Xi, cantopop lyricist

The beginning of true love is not about holding hands or having sex, it’s about marriage. It’s a commitment to walk the path of life together. - Wong Jing, film director