Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

“Human beings are created unequal, and no amount of social engineering or government intervention can significantly alter one’s lot in life. At most, government policies can help equalise opportunity at the starting point, but they cannot ensure equal outcomes. Society is bound to end up with unequal outcomes”
― Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going

“We accept human nature as it is, then we base our system on it. Your system must accept that human nature is like that. You get the best out of people for society by incentives and disincentives. If you remove too much of their rewards from the top tier, they will migrate.”
― Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going

“I believe we should teach meditation in schools because that will save going to the doctors, taking Valium or whatever.”
― Lee Kuan Yew, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going

“These people come from poor and middle-class homes. They come from different language schools. Singapore is a meritocracy. And these men have risen to the top by their own merit, hard work and high performance.”
― Fook Kwang Han, Lee Kuan Yew: Hard Truths To Keep Singapore Going