“I don't think I made a conscious decision as a career choice. From my school days I had decided, persuaded by my parents, to prepare myself for the law. Then the Japanese occupation came and we went through three and a half years of what I would call the university of life, it was hard, it was harsh.” ThinkingYearsMadeHardSchoolLawChoicesThreeParentDecisionHalfCareersConsciousDecidedUniversityOccupationHarshHalf A YearSchool DaysCareers Choices Author:Lee Kuan Yew
“And what's wrong with dimming the harsh reality of life a little, anyway? In essence, being alive is a bloody long and hard walk to death. Why not make it as pleasant along the way as you can?” WayLittlesLongHardRealityWalksAliveEssenceReality Of LifePleasantWhy NotBloodyHarshHarsh Reality Book:The Lavender Garden: A Novel Source: The Lavender Garden: A Novel
“Life on earth is hard. Competition for the necessities of life is fierce. How ridiculous to believe that the law of harsh survival would not be true elsewhere, or that it would be negated by the progress of technology in an advanced civilization.” BelieveHardWould BeEarthLawLife IsTechnologyProgressCivilizationSurvivalCompetitionRidiculousBeing TrueElsewhereFierceHarshAdvanced Civilization Book:The Forge of God Source: The Forge of God