Lee Kuan Yew Quotes

Our battered suitcases were piled on the sidewalk again; we had longer ways to go. But no matter, the road is life.

Life is a journey that must be traveled no matter how bad the roads and accommodations.

Who said the road doesn’t have bumps? It can still be traveled.

Every area of trouble gives out a ray of hope; and the one unchangeable certainty is that nothing is certain or unchangeable.

LIfe has got all those twists and turns. You've got to hold on tight and off you go.

A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.

It is because Humanity has never known where it was going that it has been able to find its way.

I'll ride the wave, where it takes me!

Life is like a mountain: after climbing up one side and sliding down the other, put up the sled.

The tunnels may be long, and twisted, and dark; but you are supposed to go through them.

Golf is the closest game to the game we call life. You get bad breaks from good shots; you get good breaks from bad shots - but you have to play the ball where it lies.

Adventures are only interesting once you've lived to see the end of them. Before that, they are nothing but fear, and being too cold or too hot or too wet or too hungry, and getting hurt.

On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop

They should tell you when you’re born: have a suitcase heart, be ready to travel.

Let's face it, life is a constant challenge. It's full of unexpected detours that no one but you can navigate.

It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.

Onward up many a frightening creek, though your arms may get sore and your sneakers may leak. Oh! The places you'll go!

The one thing about me is that I don’t even know where I’ll end up, and I don’t know what I’ll be doing but I know that I’ll never really stop.

A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.

Life's full of tricky snakes and ladders.

Golf without bunkers and hazards would be tame and monotonous. So would life.

Hitchhiking was such a pure form of existence. You'd wake up in the morning, and you'd have no idea what your day was going to be. And that's something I've never been able to shake. I loved that.

Every journey that is successful has culs-de-sac and speed bumps. I carry a wisdom gene through my life through the good, the bad, and the ugly.