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Latecomers to industrial development have had to catch up by finding ways of closing the gap.

~Lee Kuan Yew

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The values that East Asian culture upholds, such as the primacy of group interests over individual interests, support the total group effort necessary to develop rapidly.

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China itself is now in the process of sloughing off not only the communist system, but also those outdated parts of Confucianism that prevent the rapid acquisition of knowledge needed to adjust to new ways of life and work.

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I can feel the gradual decline of energy and vitality. And I mean generally, every year, when you know you are not on the same level as last year. But that's life.

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How do I comfort myself? Well, I say, 'Life is just like that.'

~Lee Kuan Yew

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Biography

Nationality: Unknown

Type: Statesman

Born: September 16th, 1923

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