Quotes

In the wake of the general election happening here, I wanted to share some analogies but instead I will share with all some quotes from some great leaders in our generation which truly truly speaks out to me. If these men are still alive today, how different will the world be today?

From Martin Luther King Jr
- Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.
- Take the first step in faith. You don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step.
- Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
- The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.

From Gandhi
- A 'No' uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a 'Yes' merely uttered to please, or worse, to avoid trouble.
- A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes.
- Even if you are a minority of one, the truth is the truth.
- The moment there is suspicion about a person's motives, everything he does becomes tainted.
- Truth never damages a cause that is just.
- Truth stands, even if there be no public support. It is self-sustained.

From JFK
- A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people.
- Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.
- Conformity is the jailer of freedom and the enemy of growth.
- If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.
- The ignorance of one voter in a democracy impairs the security of all.
- Those who dare to fail miserably can achieve greatly.

Last but not least, I applaud friends who flew home from overseas the last few days because they were not able to register as overseas voters and they willingly spent thousand of dollars for an airticket home because they believe. Believe that they are voting for their future, the future of our nation and believing mediocracy is not enough . Salute to you!

And thanks to my colleagues and friends who are not even citizens of our tiny nation but had made observations, they don't need to put it in perspective for me because I hold true to my belief :
- Jac, when the election is over, your government will open the gates to another 900,000 foreigners
- Jac, you must admit the government had done a good job in training all of you to be so obedient for the last 40 over years.
- Jac, the tertiary education system you had today where you invite foreigners in to study and live here for free is similar to the bumi system in Malaysia, when your leader break away from Malaysia, he vowed that it is because he does not agreed to that system but 40 years down the road, he is doing the same to your nation. (I forgot to comment, at least bumi are still citizens whereas we are opening our arms out to foreigners and depriving needy locals from the same opportunity so we are even worse off than Malaysia right now)
- Jac, Singaporeans are only good at complaining but not good at putting their words into actions