Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

Latecomers to industrial development have had to catch up by finding ways of closing the gap.

Lee Kuan Yew

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: September 16, 1923

Topics

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There's a misunderstanding about what nonsensical things are - the idea that they're just funny, and that's the beginning and the end of it. Nonsense is not 'not sense' - it operates at the edge of sense. It teems with sense - at the same time, it resists any kind of universal understanding.

Jesse Ball

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Designers have a reputation for setting the tone for what people - and especially women - are supposed to wear. How long their skirts should be, things like that. I have a different philosophy: put something out there with humour; let people see that and come around to it on their own.

Jeremy Scott

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Founders are often great storytellers because they're in the business of constantly selling a dream against all odds.

Jennifer Hyman

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In any job, you can come under attack or have a door slammed in your face. You do want to listen to critics; you don't want to be in a cocoon and never change. Get a second opinion from coworkers and friends. Know that criticism can be valid, but don't take it personally.

Amy Klobuchar

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In the early 1990s, my relatives in Patna, even those who had no interest in reading or writing, wanted Parker fountain pens.

Amitava Kumar

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I'm about challenging people. Like, properly challenging them and their assumptions.

Steven Rodney McQueen

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Your positive action combined with positive thinking results in success.

Shiv Khera

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The chemistry at a table is so important. You must start with a carefully balanced mix of personalities. If the balance is off, and the stakes are too big for some of the players, it kills the game. Too small, and everybody gets bored.

Molly Bloom

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The mantra of the National Commercial Bank is 'building a better Jamaica.' If this bank is going to be everlastingly successful, it has to take on the ailments of this society.

Michael Lee-Chin

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I believe firmly that it was the Almighty's goodness, to check my consummate vanity.

Lord Mountbatten

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If I'd had more courage, I would've pursued a less commercial path. Maybe I would've gone into musical theater.

Debbie Millman

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I'm happiest when in front of the camera, and I didn't know it until I got up there.

Arjun Kapoor

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