"If you can't force or are unwilling to force your people to follow you, with or without threats, you are not a leader."

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Source : "Success Stories Lee Kuan Yew". DVD, documentary, 2002.

Lee Kuan Yew

#Inspiring Quotes #People Quotes #Leader Quotes

“We have so many words for states of mind, and so few words for the states of the body.”
“Some people have a foolish way of not minding, or pretending not to mind, what they eat. For my part, I mind my belly very studiously, and very carefully; for I look upon it, that he who does not mind his belly will hardly mind anything else.”
“The key is that Jesus does want to speak to us-to you-today. In your own language, just as a friend would speak. We simply need to take the time to listen.”
“I can, and do, walk the street. No one bothers me or anything, because most people wouldn't know who I am.”

Source : Interview with Amelie Gillette, film.avclub.com. May 31, 2006.
“Early in the phase of being in a female body, there's all this desire that comes at you, a lot of it hostile, a lot of it dangerous, a lot of it ruinous.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“I love playing music, I love my dog, and I love my family.”
“Better to live one year as a tiger, then a hundred as sheep.”
“When girls are educated and free to pursue their passions, they contribute more to a thriving society. When women have a voice, they raise it to demand a life that is greater than what they've been told they have a right to expect. And these demands change the future for everyone.”

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