Top 79 Quotes & Sayings by Tan Cheng Bock - Page 2

Simple people can bring very good knowledge to Parliament because they know the ground.

I believe in giving everybody a chance to join our party. Over time, we realized that some joined expecting what the party can do for them... We want the people, when they come and join the PSP, to do something for the country and not for themselves.

We want to build a compassionate and truly democratic Singapore where good values and people matter.

I want to work closely with the government but it doesn't mean I become so weak and just toe the government line.

If it's of help to my candidates, I would like to go anywhere to give my candidates a boost.

This is politics. In politics, you only show the cake but not the ingredients. The time will come when I show you the cake and the ingredients.

Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.

I'll welcome any competitor, no problem.

When you face the shareholders, then you can feel the heat is on you. For 20 years I got to answer to my shareholders. It's not easy.

For vocational workers, their pay should reflect their skills and difficulty of labour. To be skilled in a craft should be accepted as an alternative path.

If you've got no base, it's very difficult to function as an MP. You cannot be a 'virtual' MP, you must be a proper one.

If you strongly believe something is wrong, you must speak up and stand by what you say.

We should not live in fear, we should all enjoy being able to express our views freely and openly, challenge each other on issues.

I never forget a friend.

At 18, they're old enough to drive. The girls enter university, and the boys enter into National Service. Since they have a duty to defend our country, these 18-year-olds should also have the right to elect their leaders. They are mature enough.

In politics things change, in politics timing is important, and in politics, how I move, I don't tell you.

If those people who come in to join the PSP, hoping to extract something from the party for themselves, I think even if they leave, I will not feel sorry.

I think the president must be very watchful of what is happening. The president cannot deal with the bread and butter issues of Parliament, but he cannot be a sleeping president.

The role of the president is to take care of your money, and that's what I intend to do.