I don't get that much enjoyment out of saying 'I own it.'

Singapore has been incredibly well-managed. It was created out of the swamp, with a strong emotional idea: a safe place for mostly Chinese, but accepting other cultures and other races.

Brunch is boring, but that's part of the charm of it.

I don't have a house, and I don't have a lot of time for socializing, so every year I have a party for all of my friends.

The biggest determinant in our lives is culture, where we are born, what the environment looks like. But the second biggest determinant is probably governance, good governance or a certain kind of governance makes a huge difference in our lives.

I wish I was a great writer or a great journalist or a great scientist or a great artist; I'm not.

California is a place of invention, a place of courage, a place of vision, a place of the future. People who made California what it is were willing to take risks, think outside convention and build.