On why we need to attract foreign talent:
'Singaporeans are like the hard disk of a computer. Foreign talent
is the megabytes.'
On how to stop Singaporeans from emigrating:
'Can you, in good conscience, say goodbye?'
On the need to have a good government in
place:
'You think St James Power Station would have been developed into
this?'
On why he supported bringing Crazy Horse to Singapore:
'Once upon a time, Singaporeans watched peep shows through a box.
Now, they just go to Paris. I told them:
'It doesn't matter anymore. Let this go.'
On Singapore culture:
'We are all bilingual (to audience's laughter). Well, at least I
hope you are.'
On the need to think globally:
'We have to be alert to what is happening in the world because it
is a mirror of what will happen to us.'
On the success of Singapore:
'The biggest mistake that any Singaporean can make is to think that
Singapore is an ordinary country that can behave like an ordinary
country.'`