I woke up today to the news of Lee Kuan Yew’s passing today. I have always admired Lee Kuan Yew for how he has built Singapore and the one thing I often look out for are his thoughts and quotes on different issues.
So today, to remember his passing I decided to search the internet to find his quotes and put together a list of what I think were his best quotes of all time. Here they are.
1) “I am probably the highest paid in the Commonwealth if you go by official salary. But I am probably one of the poorest in the Commonwealth… I am one of the best paid and probably one of the poorest of the Third World prime ministers.’”
2) “Even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and I feel something is going wrong, I will get up.”
3) “I always tried to be correct, not politically correct.”
4) “I see no reason why I should impress people by having a big car or changing my suits every now and again to keep up with the latest styles.”
5) “At the end of the day, what have I got? A successful Singapore. What have I given up? My life.”
Rest in peace Lee Kuan Yew.
Sources: CNBC, Brainyquote, Anything&Whatever, BBC
Timothy Tiah – Co-Founder of Colony, Kuala Lumpur Co-Working Space