【On Bill Clinton】

　　“Very clever man, very political, likeable fellow because he's got that outgoing personality… Whenhe talks to you, you are the most important person in the world. But I think, it's generally true, hebreaks the rules… Well, in his case, it's partly his character. I don't know. I mean, he had a difficultchildhood and so on, so forth”.

　　- Tom Plate's Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew

　　【谈及英国政治人物】

　　“在英国，要是看看牛津或剑桥一等荣誉毕业生的事业历程，就会发现这些人最终没有从政，而是当上银行家丶金融家或专业人士。”

　　【On British politicians】

　　“In Britain, if you look at the First Class Honours list of Oxford or Cambridge and trace their careers,you will find that these people end up not in politics, but in banking, finance and the professions.”

　　【谈及李显龙】

　　“如果我没当上总理，他可能早几年就坐上那个位置了。我不会让不够格的家庭成员担任要职，因为这对新加坡或我本人的历史功过来说，都是个灾难。绝不能允许有那样的事。”

　　──《李光耀才智名人名言录》(2005年)

　　【On Lee Hsien Loong】

　　“If I were not the Prime Minister, he [Lee Hsien Loong]could have become Prime Minister severalyears earlier. It is against my interest to allow any family member, who's incapable, to be holding animportant job because that would be a disaster for Singapore and my legacy.That cannot beallowed.

　　- 2005 The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew

　　【谈是否为儿子当上总理而自豪】

　　“是的。但我也非常小心，以免他犯错……他正面对一个艰难时期，但比起我掌政之初，他可以运用的资源丰富得多。”

　　──《李光耀对话录》(Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew )

　　汤姆.普雷特(Tom Plate)著

　　【On whetherhe was proud of his son being the PM】

　　“Yeah, but at the same time, I must be very careful that heis not going to smudge the record..Well, he has got a tough time, but he has got more resources than I had when I started.”

　　- Tom Plate's Conversations with Lee Kuan Yew

　　关於治国

　　“我只做正确的事情，不管是否政治正确。”

　　──《李光耀才智名人名言录》(2000年)

　　“I always tried to be correct, not politically correct.”

　　- 2000 The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew

　　“我们先要处理的事是什麽?第一，福利和民生。其次是民主规范，以及须不时中止的民主进程。”

　　──1986年国庆群众大会

　　“What are our priorities? First, the welfare, the survival of the people. Then, democratic norms andprocesses which from time to time we have to suspend.”

　　- 1986 National Day Rally

　　哪怕我卧病在床丶哪怕我已经入土，要是我觉得新加坡有什麽不妥，我就会站起来。

　　──1988年国庆群众大会

　　Even from my sick bed, even if you are going to lower me into the grave and I feel something isgoing wrong, I will get up.

　　- 1988 National Day Rally

　　“我的同僚并不怕我，一点都不。他们有话就直说，也没什麽后果。但如果我们任由他人恶意攻击，整个制度就将遭到破坏。”

　　──《李光耀才智名人名言录》(1988年)

　　“My colleagues are not intimidated by me. Far from it. They speak their minds. Nothing hashappened to them. But if we allow vicious, evil attacks to pass unchallenged - then the wholesystem must be undermined.”

　　- 1988 The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew

　　“我平生受过各种指责，但连我最大的敌人都不敢说我怯於表达意见。”

　　──《李光耀才智名人名言录》(1955年)

　　“I have been accused of many things in my life, but not evenmy worst enemy has ever accusedme of being afraid to speak my mind.”

　　- 1955, The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew

　　“一人一票是最难操作的政制形式……结果难以预料。”

　　——1984年12月19日

　　“One-man-one-vote is a most difficult form of government..Results can be erratic.”

　　- Dec 19 1984

　　【谈及反对者】

　　“并非所有反对人民行动党的人都是共产主义者。他们有些是共产主义者丶有些是反动分子丶有些是机会主义者，但有些只是糊涂蛋。”

　　──《李光耀才智名人名言录》(1961年)

　　【On hiscritics】

　　“Not all who oppose the PAP are communists; some arecommunists, some reactionaries, someopportunists and some merely confused.”

　　- 1961, The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew

　　【谈及他干预新加坡人的生活】

　　“我经常被指责干预新加坡人的私生活。对，但如果我不这样做，我们今天不会有这样的成就。我可以毫不懊悔地说，若我们从没介入国民的私人问题，你我今天不会有这样的成就，国家也无法取得现时的经济发展──你的邻居是谁?你如何生活?你制造的噪音、你怎样吐痰或你所用的语言，都是由国家决定对错。不要理会别人的想法。”

　　──1987年4月20日《海峡时报》