Chen says that Taiwan has over the last thirty years created an economic miracle, but that one can't expect a cultural miracle. In the short term it will be necessary to rely on the support of the government and business community to maintain the arts.
陳恩賜有感而發，他表示，台灣在卅年間，締造舉世矚目的經濟奇蹟，但我們自然不可能期待文化素養也有「奇蹟」出現，因此有賴政府補助、企業支持，慢慢培養一個富而好藝的社會氣氛。