Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

Without economic progress,

social progress is not possible.

Human beings, regrettably,

are inherently unequal.

The task of leadership is

not to put greatness into people, but to elicit it.

Leadership is not about popularity.

It is about doing what is right for the country.

I had to spend my life persuading my people

that what I was doing was the right thing.

A nation does not become prosperous by chance.

If Singapore is a nanny state,

then I am proud to have fostered one.

The test of a first rate intelligence is the ability to

hold two opposing ideas in mind at the same time

and still retain the ability to function.

I always tried to be correct,

not politically correct.

If you want to reach your goals and dreams,

you cannot do it without discipline.