We faced tremendous odds with an improbable chance of survival. Singapore was not a natural country but man-made, a trading post the British had developed into a nodal point in their worldwide maritime empire. We inherited the island without its hinterland... #LeeKuanYew

- July 16, 2024

We faced tremendous odds with an improbable chance of survival. Singapore was not a natural country but man-made, a trading post the British had developed into a nodal point in their worldwide maritime empire. We inherited the island without its hinterland... #LeeKuanYew
— English Quotes (@english_quotes) Jul 16, 2024

Search This Blog

English Quotes

We faced tremendous odds with an improbable chance of survival. Singapore was not a natural country but man-made, a trading post the British had developed into a nodal point in their worldwide maritime empire. We inherited the island without its hinterland... #LeeKuanYew

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

We cannot live without food, water, clean air, and shelter. Less self-evidently, we require companionship, play, touch, and intimacy. These are all biological as well as psychological necessities (and this is by no means a comprehensive list). #JordanPeterson

The biggest of these Brules is the idea that you need to map out your life to move you toward some ridiculous idea called a career [...] when most people think about setting goals and their visions for the future, their dominant model focuses on career and money. #VishenLakhiani

In today's politics, if you forget that A) your perception of reality has probably been at least a little manipulated, and B) your opponents are behaving the way they are based on a perception of reality that's different from your own--you're bound to get things wrong. #TimUrban