Top 410 Quotes & Sayings by Singaporean Authors - Page 7

After you shoot a day's work, you gotta see rushes, and then you have more meetings with the budgets, with your producers, with your designers. It's never-ending.

My grandparents were far more English in their manners than they were Chinese. For example, we spoke English at home, had afternoon tea every day, and my grandfather, who attended university in Scotland, would smoke his pipe after dinner.

There can only be one government, and the president has certain roles and duties, which are to hold the second key on money and on people but not to go and check the government or tell the government what it is supposed to do.

I've found my calling with Twitter. It's all about the amount of interaction you do, and the traffic you move, and I'm really good at that. I keep going and going and going, and no one can believe that I can keep it up.

The Chinese go around with lollipops in their pockets. They have aid. They have friendship deals. They build you a Prime Minister's office or President's office or Parliament House or Foreign Ministry. For them, trade is an extension of their foreign policy.

I feel that I'm an average Singaporean.

I would not call my family 'traditional Chinese.' We were more what I would term the Colonial Chinese.

In many cases, the opportunities provided by GrabFood, Foodpanda, etc go a long way to support families where breadwinners find it difficult to secure a job. PMD food delivery is an honest job.

My golden dream was to move to New York and live in the Village and become that cool rebel beatnik Jack Kerouac.

China is developing very quickly. At every stage, its needs are different.

I think Singaporeans will realize that when you vote elected opposition MPs into Parliament, the Government is more responsive and more sensitive to the concerns of the people.

I think community service on its own is very simple, it's a lot less complicated than having a political affiliation to it, which I fully understand.

No government prospers by saying, 'I don't need to do anything. Just by being there, we have made the country thrive.'

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.

So far we have 4 open elections with no minority Malay President. So 2017 must remain an open election and if no minority Malay President wins in 2017, than a reserved election will be triggered in 2023.

The food delivery business has provided Singaporeans, especially the low-income and those who seek to supplement their income, with on-demand work.

The most important thing to keep in mind is the incredible diversity of talent that's out there - there are so many great actors from all over Asia, from Singapore and Hong Kong to the Philippines and Mainland China, not to mention many great Asian-American actors who are eager for fun and challenging roles.

Technically I don't play sports because I have two left feet and I cannot coordinate and my motor skills are a bit 'out of whack.'

It's not normal to go into a house and see a pond in the middle of the living room full of baby sharks. It's not normal to go to someone's garage and see a private plane.

I would love to be a mentor to many people who want to go into the political arena, teach them the art of winning elections.

Roland Emmerich is a very interesting individual. He is more erudite and well-read than most of the people I know.

What I appreciate about WP is that they have very clear processes for candidacy and membership. There is no fast track or parachuting.

The president is a president for all Singaporeans. Not only for those who have voted for me, but even for those who have not voted for me.

Instead of considering the tremendous contributions people of faith, including Christians and Muslims have made on society and helping those in need and providing a sacred canopy for the faithful, some of respected religious figures and friends are singularly judged through their views on Section 377A.

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

Politics wasn't actively discussed in my household. I only knew that my parents had always supported the opposition.

As an actor, when you want to capture the spirit of the character, and the character exists in all of the iterations slightly differently, you work towards getting a sense of what the creators wanted to do, you know? Then, you work off of that.

They say truth is sometimes stranger than fiction, but there's such a thing as believability when you're writing a novel.

We need a President who is intellectual, who is a brilliant thinker, and not only that, someone who has a heart for the people and who can represent Singapore on the greater world stage.

In all my 26 years in Parliament, we had referred to Mr. Ong Teng Cheong as the first Elected President.

'Dark Knight' shot in London and Chicago, and we were on that for so long.

I met a Shanghai photographer who finds these old streets and matches the French names to what they are today. I was able to find my grandfather's block, and just walking the same streets and finding his house was deeply moving. I finally felt connected to China.

If there are tensions between America and China, we will be asked to pick a side. It may not be directly, but you will get the message that, 'We would like you to be with us, and are you with us? If not, does that mean you're against us?' And that's to put it gently.

The public may want an elected opposition in Parliament, but we have to earn our place and work hard both in our Town Councils and in Parliament to retain the confidence and support of our people.

As a child, I didn't even realize I was Chinese. I was Singaporean, but my identity was wrapped up in the culture I was experiencing every day.

It's not the '90s anymore. I think the gay community is a lot more accepted these days.

The key thing in Northeast Asia is North Korea. They are unpredictable; they are developing their nuclear capabilities and their missiles.

It's never easy to be a small country next to a big neighbor.

I grew up with comics. Whether it be from the East or the West, I devoured them.

Every WP member can bring in a member of any race and religion. I think it's probably healthy we do it that way rather than play up the racial dimension too much.

Closer to home, the one person who I really admire and take inspiration from is a relatively unknown man in today's day and age. He was the second Prime Minister of India - Lal Bahadur Shastri, a man of impeccable integrity, amongst other traits.

'Singaporeans first' is different from saying 'Singaporeans only.'

A plastic bag charge is far from representing mere climate change symbolism. It is a clarion call to us all to alter social norms equally if not more importantly reduce the amount of waste we generate.

The right numerical balance is not just random number, it is an inherent checking mechanism in our parliamentary democracy against any ruling party that chooses to put its political interests first.

We got to put in place policies to ensure that those who are unemployed, what do we do for them?

PAP leaders, including Mr. Shanmugam, routinely ask WP MPs to clarify their positions on the spot, in Parliament. WP MPs routinely do the same to PAP ministers.

I cannot say that the PAP has done me wrong or something. I think I'm quite grateful to the PAP.

You have an administration which understands America's international responsibilities and interests, but you have a population which is anxious, tired, and doesn't want to bear any burden and pay any price. And that's very difficult for whoever becomes president.

I do whatever my heart tells me to do.

When cultural movements happen, it's so beyond your control.