Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

China itself is now in the process of sloughing off not only the communist system, but also those outdated parts of Confucianism that prevent the rapid acquisition of knowledge needed to adjust to new ways of life and work.

Lee Kuan Yew

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LifeWorkKnowledgeProcessNewNow

Obviously, some people are thick, and they're not gonna see what they don't want to see.

Joan Jett

PeopleWantSome PeopleSeeThick

I wish I could renounce politics.

Jejomar Binay

PoliticsWishI WishCouldRenounce

Because I have success, it doesn't mean I'm part of the mainstream. I'm still an outsider.

Matt Drudge

SuccessMeanOutsiderBecauseStill

Sympathetic characters usually have a voice. They usually don't have any trouble being heard.

Steve Earle

VoiceTroubleBeingCharactersHeard

Jazz changes and all. But I don't know the names of what it is I'm doing.

Stevie Ray Vaughan

DoingKnowJazzChangesNames

I think if you were to ask me when I was much younger what my definition of the good life was, I think it would have sounded a lot like what most people would say - a life with all the things you want and everything you think you need to make you happy, and these sorts of things.

Trip Lee

LifeGoodHappyPeopleMeThink

St. Kitts' government is much more libertarian compared with the U.S. It's not even close.

Roger Ver

GovernmentMoreCloseEvenMuch

No one can ever prepare a parent for two things: the immeasurable love that comes with having a child; and the sorrow and confusion that comes when your child appears to learn in a different way from other children.

Maryanne Wolf

LoveChildrenChildParentLearn

Sometimes I still wonder what my fans look like, but if I had to describe them, I'd say that they are everyday people with everyday needs who need a supernatural message to help them though their natural walk.

Marvin Sapp

WalkPeopleHelpLookWonderSay

One of the grand fundamental principles of Mormonism is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.

Joseph Smith, Jr.

TruthPrinciplesMayComeGrand

Society wants to categorize everything, but to me it's all African-American music.

Johnny Otis

MusicMeSocietyEverythingWants

I'm a great admirer of 'The Simpsons.' It's very surprising because it's backed by a right-wing television company in the U.S., and quite often it's poking fun at the people who would be its audience.

Peter Higgs

GreatFunPeopleTelevisionCompany

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