Pathological Stubbornness and Irrational Optimism – Lessons I’ve learned on my entrepreneurial journey

I am in politics because I have a strong belief in the equal worth of every child.

Entrepreneurship is neither a science nor an art. It is a practice.

Time, dear friend, time brings round opportunity; opportunity is the martingale of man. The more we have ventured the more we gain, when we know how to wait.

I have a black lab named Luke.

What you care about [movie] is whether it's moving you, or whether you're caught up in it.

Actors geek out over athletes. Everyone knows that.

I've dabbled in several different religions.

Just like in Christianity or Buddhism, obviously there are certain practices that dictate one's life, but I don't think you can say all Muslim women are a certain way.

…the amount of maintenance involving hair is genuinely overwhelming. Sometimes I think that not having to worry about your hair anymore is the secret upside of death.

Even in a society as tightly controlled as Singapore's, the market creates certain forces which perhaps in the long run may lead to democracy

It's wonderful to feel supported, but there's a lot of negative energy towards me as well. So I ignore it, to be honest. If I started to read it all it would completely mess up my head.