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Lee Hsien Loong
Singaporean
Politician
Born:
Feb 10
,
1952
China
Country
People
Will
World
You
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My colleagues went on the Internet, went on Facebook, and they found it helpful, and they persuaded me that I should try, so I did. It's quite fun provided you keep it in balance and... from time to time slip in a serious message.
Lee Hsien Loong
Time
Me
You
Balance
Facebook
Try
Internet
Slip
Colleagues
Message
Provided
Did
From Time To Time
Quite
Persuaded
Should
Helpful
Fun
Serious
Keep
Found
When people say they don't want a nanny state, they are, in fact, in a conflicted state of mind. On the one hand, they want to do whatever they want and not be stopped. On the other hand, if something goes wrong, they want to be rescued.
Lee Hsien Loong
People
Mind
Whatever
Other
State
Say
People Say
Something
Fact
Wrong
Nanny
Hand
Goes
Stopped
In Fact
Want
Rescued
China's influence is growing; it is natural that they want to integrate more, do more business with countries around them, and the Belt and Road is a constructive way in which they can do so.
Lee Hsien Loong
Business
Natural
Way
More
Constructive
Road
Countries
Around
Integrate
Influence
Want
Which
China
Them
Growing
Belt
In our society, which is multiracial and multi-religious, giving offence to another religious or ethnic group, race, language, or religion is always a very serious matter.
Lee Hsien Loong
Religion
Matter
Language
Giving
Group
Society
Our
Religious
Another
Always
Offence
Very
Which
Race
Ethnic
Serious
Overall, we think religion is a good thing. I mean, if we were godless society, we would have many other problems; the communists found that out.
Lee Hsien Loong
Good
Religion
Problems
Think
Society
Other
Out
Would
Good Thing
Overall
Were
Godless
Mean
Communists
Many
Found
Thing
I don't have farmers I can convert into factory workers.
Lee Hsien Loong
Factory
Convert
Workers
Farmers
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.
Lee Hsien Loong
Tired
You
Burden
Pay
Difficult
President
Responsibilities
Administration
Bear
Price
Becomes
Understands
Very
America
Anxious
Any
Want
Which
Interests
International
Whoever
Population
I think if you look at the Singapore projects, we wanted to do industrial parks. They have taken very long to clear the issues of land, and these become politicised, and you can't settle it, and eventually the project languishes and nothing happens.
Lee Hsien Loong
You
Long
Become
Nothing
Think
Settle
Project
Projects
Parks
Taken
Clear
Look
Industrial
Singapore
Issues
Very
Wanted
Happens
Land
Eventually
We do have to watch to see how the foreign workers and immigrants are fitting in with our community, and you have to watch them mix so that you don't overbalance the numbers or the tone of our society.
Lee Hsien Loong
You
Community
Society
Our
Our Community
Immigrants
See
How
Foreign
Mix
Fitting
Fitting In
Them
Workers
Watch
Tone
Numbers
It takes time, but I have a promising team of younger Ministers, and I am quite sure from amongst them, one leader will emerge.
Lee Hsien Loong
Time
Will
Leader
Ministers
Promising
Emerge
Takes
Sure
Am
Quite
Them
Younger
Team
Amongst
Countries in Asia - Singapore, certainly, but many other countries too - are good friends to both China and America, and we would like to be good friends with both.
Lee Hsien Loong
Good
Good Friends
Too
Other
Other Countries
Would
Both
Countries
Like
Singapore
Friends
America
China
Asia
Certainly
Many
We have to work towards free trade because otherwise we will miss out on many opportunities for cooperation, and relations amongst countries will become much more difficult.
Lee Hsien Loong
Work
Opportunities
Will
Free
Become
Difficult
Otherwise
Relations
Out
More
Free Trade
Miss
Towards
Countries
Because
Trade
Much
Many
Cooperation
Amongst
To represent the nation, you must have multiracial representation.
Lee Hsien Loong
You
Nation
Must
Represent
Representation
You need to have good people: honourable, capable, committed in politics, standing in public office. It's not a guarantee, but it's the ideal we have to aim for.
Lee Hsien Loong
Politics
Good
You
People
Good People
Aim
Honourable
Ideal
Office
Committed
Public
Capable
Public Office
Standing
Need
Guarantee
Basically, if you become president, you must swear to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution and what the Constitution says.
Lee Hsien Loong
You
Constitution
Become
President
Says
Must
Protect
Swear
Basically
Defend
Preserve
I hope that soon after the next election, amongst them they will have decided, settled, and the leader will be ready to take over from me.
Lee Hsien Loong
Hope
Me
Election
Will
Leader
Settled
Take
Soon
Over
Ready
After
Decided
Them
Next
Next Election
Amongst
Nowadays, however strong an economy is, not all roads will lead only there. There will be other links between countries in Asia, with America, with Europe, and China will fit into this global network.
Lee Hsien Loong
Strong
Will
Nowadays
Other
Network
Only
Lead
Roads
Between
Countries
Economy
Global
However
Fit
Links
America
China
Asia
Europe
Over half a century working together on multiple issues, Singaporeans and Americans have made many enduring and close personal friendships.
Lee Hsien Loong
Working Together
Together
Made
Half
Over
Issues
Close
Friendships
American
Personal
Enduring
Century
Working
Many
Multiple
America is a great nation, not just because of your power and your wealth, but because of your high ideals, openness, and generosity of spirit.
Lee Hsien Loong
Great
Wealth
Power
Nation
High
Spirit
Great Nation
Generosity
Ideals
Openness
Because
America
Just
Just Because
Your
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