About the book: 2015 / This book is a collection of striking statements by one of the most prominent political figures of the 20th century, the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yu. The quotes presented here reflect his attitude to various aspects of socio-political and social life, reveal his political views and help to understand how such a grandiose leap from the third world to the first became possible. For politicians, beginning and “advanced” entrepreneurs, as well as for everyone who is interested in the wise thoughts of great people.