Quotes from Chen Guangbiao

I have been doing good deeds since I was just a small child.

My younger brother runs a guesthouse, and my sister is a janitor. I have not given them money because they earn their own money. I pay for their children's school fees.

I may be a maverick, but it doesn't mean I like playing tricks.

When I was young, I liked to be acknowledged in class by little gestures such as a small red star for doing something good. Now that I'm older, I still want to be acknowledged for good work.

I'm a rich man, but I don't want to be a miser.

I want to spread the message in the U.S. that there are good philanthropists in China, and not all are crazy spenders on luxury goods.

I have to be grateful to our society here in China, grateful to the economic reforms for letting me get rich, and grateful for the efforts of my staff. If there had been no reforms, I would have been a farmer.

Although there are people saying I'm putting on a show, I'm hoping more will emulate my 'performance.' If more people did, more needy people would get help.

When I was eight years old, I was always starving. My brother and sister died from starvation.

I was not born into a rich family or a family of government officials.

If my wisdom could get support from officials, I think society would move forward 20 years.

One summer vacation, I carried water to the town market to sell it, and I used some of the money I made to help a neighbour.

I don't know anything about propaganda for Chinese reunification. I only know about charity and environmental work. I just want to do good.