“Retrenchment is good for singapore. If there is no retrenchments, then I worry.” Quote by Goh Chok Tong
“I wanted to become a writer. I enjoyed reading as a child.” ChildrenWantedReadingEnjoyedComeback Author:Goh Chok Tong
“As people grow up and they want more freedom, it's on an individual basis, children want to have more freedom, you've got to allow that, so how do you balance it. I would say let it evolve, move as quickly or slowly as people would like to move.” PeopleWantChildrenMovingIndividualGrowsGrowing UpBalanceBasesEvolve Author:Goh Chok Tong
“My main mission when I became Prime Minister, was to keep Singapore going and Singapore has been kept going. So, I'm happy with what I've done for Singapore.” Has BeensDonePoliticianMissionsHappyMoving ForwardMoving OnMinistersPrimePrime MinisterSingaporeSelf Glorification Author:Goh Chok Tong
“We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right.” IfsThinkingNeedsMistakeOppositionMaking Mistakes Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“I'm a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion... But for over 1,400 years people have been interpreting and re-interpreting the religion to suit their own purpose! ... These [extremist and terrorist acts] are not Islamic fundamentals any more than the Christians who burned people at the stake are fundamentalist. They are actually deviating from the teachings of the religion!” PeopleYearsHas BeensChristianPurposeTeachingFundamentalsTerroristSuitsIslamicStakesBurnedExtremistFundamentalistInterpretingFundamentalist Religion Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“The only way to avoid making mistakes is not to do anything. And that will be the ultimate mistake.” WayMistakeUltimateMaking MistakesLearning From Mistakes Author:Goh Keng Swee
“I had the good fortune to be thrown unexpectedly into something called the Labour Research Unit - a little known organisation set up to assist the fledgling labour movement. It was not a company, nor a statutory board, nor a government department - in fact it did not exist at all as a legal entity. Thus in slightly unorthodox circumstances I became part of that struggle.” LittlesFactsGovernmentCompanyKnownStruggleMovementCircumstancesResearchFortuneBoardsDepartmentThrownLabourEntityUnitsGood FortuneOrganisationUnorthodoxLabour MovementFledglings Author:S. R. Nathan
“We are all Malaysians. This is the bond that unites us. Let us always remember that unity is our fundamental strength as a people and as a nation.” PeopleRememberNationsStrengthFundamentalsUnityPatrioticNationalityBondingMalaysiaNational Unity Author:Tunku Abdul Rahman
“In the twenty-five years that have passed since the ending of the World War when the people of this country emerged from generations of humiliation under foreign occupation, we have accomplished much to our credit, overcome many difficulties and changed the course of our history.” PeopleWorldYearsWarCountryCoursesFiveGenerationsChangedOvercomingDifficultyTwentiesCreditWar Of The WorldsFive YearsAccomplishedOccupationHumiliationTwenty Five Author:Tunku Abdul Rahman
“We must each always think first of Malaysia, of the national need and least of ourselves …Everyone must try to help and see that the people are one-minded, with loyalty and one aim, to make Malaysia – the land we love – a happy abode for all of us. If we all do this then we can guarantee liberty, security, prosperity and happiness for the future.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsTryingFirstsHelpingLibertyLandSecurityAimProsperityLoyaltyGuaranteesAbodeMalaysia Author:Tunku Abdul Rahman