Other than performing music, Tchen Yu-chiou's plans never included being married to a politician, becoming director of a university arts institute, or heading the Council for Cultural Affairs. And although each step marks a major transition in her life, "it makes my life very rich." Surely, she has no regrets.
除了演奏家，民意代表之妻、藝術學院院長、文建會主委，原本都不在她的生涯規劃內，雖然每次都是人生的大轉折，「但也讓我的人生變得非常豐富」，她不後悔。