79 Quotes by Tan Cheng Bock


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    The role of the president is to take care of your money, and that's what I intend to do.

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    You ask yourself what is it you want? You want results or to show you are such a great fighter? For me I would rather make sure I get good results.

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    I think the president must be very watchful of what is happening. The president cannot deal with the bread and butter issues of Parliament, but he cannot be a sleeping president.

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    When I was asked to manage some issues in Europe for the government, I didn't go to Parliament and just make a great speech and impress them. Instead, I will go down and discuss with those people about certain issues that we don't agree, and over a glass of wine we talk about it and they say 'okay, let's forget it.'

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    In politics things change, in politics timing is important, and in politics, how I move, I don't tell you.

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    Very important, the President must be seen not as a figurehead but as somebody the people can look to for support for some of the issues, national problems and so on.

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