Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

I've got one grandson gone to MIT. Another grandson had been in the American school here. Because he was dyslexic, and we then didn't have the teachers to teach him how to overcome or cope with his dyslexia, so he was given exemption to go to the American school. He speaks like an American. He's going to Wharton.

Lee Kuan Yew

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Author Biography

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

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You have to be very rich to afford Labour, with 66 tax rises since they came in power.

John Redwood

PowerRichYouTaxLabourVery

Just a few months ago in the Republican primary Mitt Romney said to his opponents, who he was crushing at the time, stop whining. And I think that's a good message for the Romney campaign. Instead of whining about what the Obama campaign is saying, why don't you just put the facts out there and let people decide rather than trying to hide them.

Stephanie Cutter

GoodTimePeopleSayingThinkFacts

The one thing that I have been struck with, after coming here to Congress is, how many people in Washington, D.C. talk about job loss like they are talking about the weather, or a natural disaster like an earthquake.

Stephen F. Lynch

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Progressives believe in making progress, which is why I'm proud to endorse Hillary Clinton, who I know will continue fighting to ensure our children and grandchildren can achieve their highest and best dreams.

Tom Perez

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Preconceived notions are the locks on the door to wisdom.

Mary Browne

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There is a world of communication which is not dependent on words.

Mary Martin

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I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.

Mitch Hedberg

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Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way.

Mohamed ElBaradei

TechnologyLongCountryWayRight

Truman Capote famously claimed to have nearly absolute recall of dialogue and used his prodigious memory as an excuse never to take notes or use a tape recorder, but I suspect his memory claims were just a useful cover to invent dialogue whole cloth.

Joshua Foer

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I showed my mom the movie then I told her the movie got bought and that it was gonna be shown in theatres and be on video. Everyone was really psyched about it. Everyone in my little town of hounds started to call me movie star.

Jason Mewes

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When you're 10, 11, 12, and you're watching your idols, you feel like you know them. I found more in common with these people when they talked in interviews than I did with my classmates.

Dove Cameron

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Even primitive areas can produce a superstar.

Ciputra

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