We must encourage those who earn less than $200 per month and cannot afford to nurture and educate many children never to have more than twoโฆ We will regret the time lost if we do not now take the first tentative steps towards correcting a trend which can leave our society with a large number of the physically, intellectually and culturally anaemic.
Lee Kuan YewYou marry a non-graduate, then you are going to worry if your son or daughter is going to make it to the university.
Lee Kuan YewI'm not saying that everything I did was right, but everything I did was for an honourable purpose.
Lee Kuan YewYou begin your journey not knowing where it will take you. You have plans, you have dreams, but every now and again you have to take uncharted roads, face impassable mountains, cross treacherous rivers, be blocked by landslides and earthquakes. That's the way my life has been.
Lee Kuan YewFor the young, let me tell you the sky has turned brighter. There's a glorious rainbow that beckons those with the spirit of adventure. And there are rich findings at the end of the rainbow. To the young and to the not-so-old, I say, look at that horizon, follow that rainbow, go ride it.
Lee Kuan Yew