Goh Chok Tong famous quotes

Retrenchment is good for singapore. If there is no retrenchments, then I worry.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Worry #Singapore

I wanted to become a writer. I enjoyed reading as a child.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Children #Reading #Wanted

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.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Children #Growing Up #Moving

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.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Done #Prime #Ministers

For Singapore, its test for its own democracy must be whether it fit and serve the interests of its people and conditions, and not serve some abstract ideal that the Western media thought it ought to conform to. If in 10 years, Philippines, Taiwan and Korea were better societies because they adopted the US model, Singapore would hurry to catch.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Media #Korea #Years

Earning money is not the sole objective of life or education. A community of any quality should have a whole range of skills and interests. They should paint, write, perform, visit art galleries and enjoy world-class concerts. Only then will they form a vibrant, rounded, interesting community.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Art #Writing #Class

New Singapore will be one of the world's finest, most liveable cities. Arts, theatres, museums, music and sports will flourish. Singapore will be a lively and exciting place.. Our city will not only have depth, but also the richness of diversity. But above all, Singapore will a home for Singaporeans.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Sports #Art #Home

In the next decade, we need to think and act like revolutionaries. We have to innovate, not merely imitate. We will succeed not be following the footsteps of the incumbent, but by introducing new dimensions into play. We need Singaporeans who can lead the way in creating new wealth for our economy.
-- Goh Chok Tong

#Thinking #Creating #Play

Startups often win because it's easier to see what comes next when you don't have to worry about maintaining what came last.

Film doesn't have to worry. Movies are awesome. There's no war going on, theaters aren't going to lose.

It's an organic thing that I try not to analyze too much, because I worry that it will go away.

We worry a great deal about the problem of church and state. Now what about the church and God? Sometimes there seems to be a greater separation between the church and God than between the church and state.

I worry that I can come off smarmy. I wonder if I was listening to myself if I'd want to kick my own ass.

Every time we interact with another person at work, we have a choice to make: do we try to claim as much value as we can, or contribute value without worrying about what we receive in return?

There comes a point in your life when you realize: Who matters, Who never did, Who won't anymore, And who always will. So, don't worry about people from your past, there's a reason why they didn't make it to your future.

Worrying that banning flag desecration would inhibit free speech reveals a misunderstanding of the flag's fundamental nature.

Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a first love exists to remind you to be brave in the moment, to stand up for your feelings, instead of shrinking back in the face of potential loneliness.

Retrenchment is good for singapore. If there is no retrenchments, then I worry.