It went beyond idealism and that ridiculous term "activism," which basically means talking about something but doing nothing. . . . We made giving exciting.
I am tough minded, but not hard hearted.
As all entrepreneurs will say, "surround yourself with good people". That is the hardest thing : finding good people.
An entrepreneur needs to have values. Values that are wholesome.
Entrepreneurs need to listen. They don't need to be good listeners (although it can only help) but they need to know when to listen.
Creating art (music, books, films, etc. ) can be beautiful and liberating, but trying to sell art, well, that is the movie business. There are few winners, and lots and lots of losers.
There are differences in the businesses themselves, but the fundamentals are the same: give customers a good experience, charge them a reasonable price, listen to them, and treat them with respect.
The world was won for Christ not by arguments but by sanctity: "What you are speaks so loud, I can hardly hear what you say. "
The pit of a theatre is the one place where the tears of virtuous and wicked men alike are mingled.
I have written my life in small sketches, a little today, a little yesterday. . . I look back on my life as a good day's work, it was done and I feel satisfied with it. I made the best out of what life offered.
I can only express the hope that faith in the judicial system will never be diminished, and I am sure it will not, so long as we allow a review of the judicial processes that takes place here in some other tribunal where obviously undue influence cannot be brought to bear. As long as governments are wise enough to leave alone the rights of appeal to some superior body outside Singapore, then there must be a higher degree of confidence in the integrity of our judicial process. This is most important.