If at the core centre quality goes down, then in all the subsidiary organisations quality will also go down. You will no longer inspire. Because no man can judge a person accurately if that person is superior than he is. So we never ask somebody who’s inferior to judge. Very seldom does an inferior person say, “He’s better than me.” Once you have weak people on top, the whole system slowly goes down. It’s inevitable. (查看原文)
He recounted commenting to his Australian hosts in 1988 after a visit to New Zealand, that “I could come back here in 100 years and I’d be sure to find this place, still green grass, still sheep and cows and wheat and fruit trees… When I project myself forward 100 years for Singapore, I cannot tell you that it will exists.” (查看原文)
The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bo...The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bothered me about Singapore before, and this book clarified all. I was so dumb to read it now but so lucky that I read it.(展开)
INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. ...INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. India as a nation is still more of an aspiration than a reality. Another key factor that holds back development in the country is the caste system.(展开)
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10 有用 helen 2013-08-18 22:07:02
一个现实主义者，一个活跃政坛50余年的老人，一个并不在乎是否给人留下好印象的人，一个立足于新加坡利益，带领新加坡成功的大家长。。。。 这本书，从国内到国际到自己家庭。这是一本坦诚的书，虽然未必都是我们的视角，但是，读完，受益匪浅！
2 有用 碣石潇湘 2015-06-20 16:49:18
这是一个非常非常有主见、有自信、坦率的人。
1 有用 makzhou 2013-04-20 15:02:04
a country built on vulnerability with both its rise and (potential) demise; excellent account (though not always right). 也许是最后一个现实主义者了
5 有用 Elvis 2015-09-21 12:24:30
已过八十的李光耀的访谈录，从中可以看到他的政治理念、人生态度、家庭观、爱情观。出去政治外，其余让人精神大振。虽可能有光环，但并不影响许多，从中习得的无非是思想以及李光耀他那刻苦的精神。
5 有用 米凹 2019-10-23 22:26:31
大部分人不会天生关注政治，直到积累了相当的人生阅历，对他人的苦难有所体会，以及感知一切都有可能被剥夺的时候。
0 有用 pauli123 2024-04-04 15:42:57 安徽
代表 lee kuan yew through the eyes of chinese scholars
0 有用 宝木健 2023-07-20 23:29:29 上海
hard truths make sense
0 有用 咚咚锵 2023-05-16 17:02:54 上海
The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bo... The English in this book is so different but so familiar, and his way of seeing the growing China reflected in the people he made doing business with China during 2020s. There are a few things that bothered me about Singapore before, and this book clarified all. I was so dumb to read it now but so lucky that I read it. (展开)
0 有用 鹳鱼 2022-06-12 08:12:36
INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. ... INDIA: in the grip of caste.First, the great diversity of languages makes it impossible for the gov. to work as a centralized system. the Indians will not try to make the rules, let alone enforce it. India as a nation is still more of an aspiration than a reality. Another key factor that holds back development in the country is the caste system. (展开)
0 有用 椰子树 2021-08-08 09:34:55
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