Loong Quotes & Sayings

We often think that when we have completed our study of one we know all about two, because 'two' is 'one and one'. We forget that we have still to make a study of 'and'. — Arthur Stanley Eddington

The ability to last more than six minutes - isn't that what all men want? — Jay Kay

Art is not special sauce applied to ordinary cooking; it is the cooking itself if it is good. — William Lethaby

I think we have a good foundation which Mr. Lee Kuan Yew laid down, but you have to move forward. Now the question is what can Mr. Lee Hsien Loong and his team, and all our younger ministers can do now to build on the foundation which Mr. Lee Kuan Yew has built. — Tony Tan

Because as far as she was concerned, there was no in-between: She wanted all or nothing, illogically, irrationally, even though something inside her knew that nothing would be too hard, and all was impossible. — Jennifer E. Smith

Truth will heart you and set u free . — Lexis Smigz

If a mute kid swears, should his mother wash his hands with soap? — Steven Wright

great principles, great ideals know no nationality. — Marcus Garvey

The waltz can be sad and at the same time uplifting. You have to see life from both sides, and the waltz encapsulates that. If you're in my audience you give yourself to me and the waltz will grab you. — Andre Rieu

When you can accept discomfort, doing so allows a balance of mind. That surrender, that letting go of wanting anything to be other than it is right in the moment, is what frees us from hell. When we see resistance in the mind, stiffness in the mind, boredom, restlessness ... that is the meditation. Often, we think, "I can't meditate, I'm restless," "I can't meditate, I'm bored," "I can't meditate, there's a fly on my nose." That is the meditation. Meditation isn't to disappear into the light. Meditation is to see all of what we are. — Stephen Levine

You put out a funny podcast, you talk about bak chor mee. I will say mee siam mai hum. — Lee Hsien Loong

There is no policy too sensitive to question, and no subject so taboo that you cannot even mention it. — Lee Hsien Loong

I thanked the President [George W. Bush] for the steadfastness and resolve with which he's tackling the very complicated problems in the Middle East and Iraq, as well as the Israel-Palestinian issue ... It's critical for us in Southeast Asia that America does that ... because it affects America's standing in Asia and the world, and also the security environment in Asia because extremists, the jihadists, watch carefully what's happening in the Middle East and take heart, or lose heart, depending on what's happening. — Lee Hsien Loong

...in the middle of the field, Harry suddenly stopped and looked back. Mr. Chad was all alone in the creepy woods. He could take care of himself...couldn't he? Of course he could, he was a teacher. — Connie Kingrey Anderson

Our people should feel free to express diverse views, pursue unconventional ideas or simply be different. — Lee Hsien Loong

Of course a certain number of scientists have to go mad, just to keep the tradition alive. — Matt Ruff

Beijing residents joke that to get a free smoke all they have to do is open their windows! — Lee Hsien Loong

I am fighting for those middle-class families who want us to deal with our debt and deficit, but they also want the investments that are critical to our country moving forward. — Patty Murray

I'm the perfect girl. You read about me in Maxim or whatever. I tell dirty jokes like I'm one of the guys, and I'm sitting there in my panties and bra so you can see I'm a piece of ass in the bargain. Except I'm real, so I come with all kinds of complications. — Garth Ennis

People support CPF cuts because there are no protest outside parliament. — Lee Hsien Loong

It's what runners do. We keep on keeping on — Amby Burfoot

The climate has been changing. Of course it [has]. Evidence throughout history, [which] we can assess, especially during human history, shows there have been ups and downs. But the last ten thousand years have been relatively stable compared to now. — Sylvia Earle