Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

Countries that are agricultural can, at a low standard of living, sustain themselves. You can be self-sufficient; the money economy is a relatively insignificant part of the total economy. Singapore never was an agricultural country.

Lee Kuan Yew

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

MoneyYouCountryLivingNeverLow

My generation remembered going to the movies as an event. We would see these things, we would bring them home, and we would think about them for years because it would take a long time before they would go on television where you could re-experience the fun that you had when you watched them.

Joe Dante

HomeTimeFunThinkGenerationYou

When you think about your relationship with Christ, it really just affects every aspect of your life. I think a lot of people try to segment off, like, 'This is church, so this is God, this is my daily life, this is my job,' but I think true faith is when it manifests itself in every single aspect of your life.

Jeremy Lin

LifeDailyGodFaithRelationship

Seeking justice is always our goal, but we see many too willing to circumvent that.

John Fleming

JusticeGoalAlwaysSeeWillingOur

An autobiography is a book a person writes about his own life and it is usually full of all sorts of boring details.

Roald Dahl

LifeBookDetailsPersonBoringOwn

Comedians who are 22 years old can certainly be funny and clever, and be capable of telling jokes - but are they talking about their favorite TV shows, or a particular brand of shampoo?

Rob Delaney

FunnyBrandTalkingCleverJokes

Theology necessitates an image of God as a conscious, rational, supernatural being of unlimited power and scope who cares about humans and imposes moral codes and responsibilities upon them, thereby generating serious intellectual questions such as: 'Why does God allow us to sin?' 'Does the Sixth Commandment prohibit war?'

Rodney Stark

GodPowerWarQuestionsSinMoral

I loved the game so much that even though our playing field was muddy and we had many trees on it, I used to play many hours every day.

Roberto Clemente

DayGameTreesLovedEvery DayPlay

I think it is nice to get older.

Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark

ThinkNiceGetOlderI Think

Now I'm not an author, I'm a writer, that's all I am.

Mickey Spillane

I AmNowWriterAmAuthor

On 'Check Your Head' and 'Ill Communication,' most of the lyrics are much more, 'OK, you take that, and I'll say that' - they're split up.

Mike D

CommunicationYouSayMoreHeadUp

The wisest man may be a blind father.

Jules Verne

FatherManBlindMayWisest

As a listener, we're looking for that person who kind of excites the molecules within us - who knows how to tell the story that resonates deeply to our core and almost prompts us into action. Fats Waller has been that person for decades. When people need a lift, sometimes they go to him. I know I do.

Jason Moran

PeopleLookingActionStoryPerson

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