Selected quotes from National Day Rally Speech 2010

On the need for foreign talent...

We have very good people, but never enough, hence need to draw talent from all over the world, to supplement our local pool


On overcrowding in trains...

Please be patient – not possible to guarantee that every passenger can get onto every first train, but next train (or the one after that) just a few minutes away

source: http://www.pmo.gov.sg/News/Speeches/Prime+Minister/National+Day+Rally+2010+Speech+%28English%29+by+PM+Lee+at+University+Cultural+Centre+NUS.htm


The speech is delivered in the premise - Growth at all cost

But sometimes i really wonder: what if we slowed down, reviewed, and then move ahead again... would it be better for the people?