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“I've been around the world now, but the alleys of my childhood will always be special. I carry the old stories and memories with me wherever I go.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“The landscape of Singapore is different now. Modern buildings scratch the skyline with a pomp and display that wasn't there in days gone by. Old and new come together to create a modern Singapore that was still in the process of being made as I grew up.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“Nowadays,” my tour guide says, “it is a man’s world here in China. But 6000 years ago, it was a woman’s world. Man and woman don’t need to get married. Man can just visit the woman’s house at night. When you have a baby, it doesn’t matter who the father is.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“Every entrepreneur begins with a desire and a vision. Along the way, one inevitably encounters the difficulties of manifesting one’s vision in the world. But that’s part of the journey. It isn’t easy, but with one step at a time and one day at a time, you will get there.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
“I will chart my own territory. My own course. I will walk on that path that has never been walked before because I am not afraid of the unknown.”
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
― The Merchant of Stories: A Creative Entrepreneur's Journey
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