They’re not paid very much to do that.
— Lee Kuan Yew on Singapore’s leaders (CNA, 24 May 2012)
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Nothing is done for the purpose of the election.
— PAP’s Hougang Candidate Desmond Choo on his work in the ward (ST, 9 May 2012)
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The average Singapore will not feel the effects of a sharp inflation.
— DPM Tharman Shanmugaratnam as reported by AsiaOne (29 Apr 2012)
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When we look at an issue, let’s try not to pigeonhole each other as a Singaporean or a foreigner, which can complicate the problem.
— Acting Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Chan Chun Sing (Yahoo!, 29 Apr 2012)
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Is it really so dire? Is the HDB flat really so out of reach?
— Tan Chuan Jin (Facebook, 25 Apr 2012)
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…it is unavoidable that a system that is as heavily utilised as ours is today will not face any disruptions.
— Transport Minister Lui Tuck Yew (10 Apr 2012)
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Singapore will take a generation before it can build a Singaporean culture.
— Straits Times, reporting on former President S R Nathan during a SMU conference (ST, 18 Mar 2012)
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…only about 50 per cent of Singaporeans pay taxes.
— Minister K Shanmugam (11 Mar 2012)
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It is regretful that some felt we are putting a ‘hopeless’ tag on the disabled.
— Acting Minister Chan Chun Sing on the MCYS’s “Hopeless” ad (Mar 2012)
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It is a waste of time and money, and it does not advance representative democracy.
— PAP MP Hri Kumar on holding by-elections 6 months before a GE (Parliament, 2008)
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Steer clear of the welfare mentality. The disadvantaged do not expect and cannot demand that they be looked after by the state as a matter of right.
— Goh Chok Tong
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…it is a sign that there is much pent-up resentment and much that is misunderstood about foreign talent in Singapore.
— MP Ellen Lee on the Sun Xu incident (AsiaOne, 2 Mar 2012)
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…our enhanced housing grants for lower income families are such that a family with a monthly income of as low as $1,000 can now purchase a small flat.
— Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Tharman Shanmugaratnam (Parliament, 1 Mar 2012)
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Yes, certain words can be hurtful but let’s not punish (the whole community because of) one person… we shouldn’t just pick on one word (or phrase) and that’s it, condemn the person for life just because he’s said that.
— MP Baey Yam Keng (Yahoo!, 23 Feb 2012)
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We (also) need to reflect, are we the way they described?
— MP Baey Yam Keng on PRC NUS student Sun Xu calling Singaporeans “being more dogs than humans” (TNP, Feb 2012)
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