Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him. Or give it up. This is not a game of cards.

At the end of the day, what have I got? A successful Singapore. What have I given up? My life.

If nobody is afraid of me, I'm meaningless.

A leader without the vision, to strive to improve things, is no good. Then you will just stay put, you won't progress.

Life is not just eating, drinking, television and cinema...The human mind must be creative, must be self-generating ; it cannot depend on just gadgets to amuse itself.

The ideas of individual supremacy and the right of free expression, when carried to excess, have not worked. They have made it difficult to keep America society cohesive. Asia can see it is not working.. In America itself, there is widespread crime and violence, old people feel forgotten, families are falling apart. And the media attacks the integrity and character of your leaders with impunity, drags down all those in authority and blames everyone but itself.

Whoever governs Singapore must have that iron in him. Or give it up. This is not a game of cards.