Gabriel Pinkus

“came to the realization that there was a big difference between China and the United States. China was, more or less, a land of equal pay but unequal access to opportunities. The United States was, more or less, a land of equal opportunities but vastly different pay.”
― Weijian Shan, Out of the Gobi: My Story of China and America

“The future is as full of promise as it is fraught with uncertainty.”
― Lee Kuan Yew, From Third World to First: A Statesman’s Powerful Story of Transformation from Poverty to National Leadership

“We are pragmatists. We don't stick to any ideology. Does it work? Let's try it, and if it does work, fine, let's continue it. If it doesn't work, toss it out, try another one. We are not enamored with any ideology.”
― Lee Kuan Yew

“But it is possible to create a society in which everybody is given not equal rewards, but equal opportunities, and where rewards vary not in accordance with the ownership of property, but with the worth of a person's contribution to that society. In other words, society should make it worth people's while to give their best to the country. This is the way to progress.”
― Lee Kuan Yew