Quotes from Tan Cheng Bock

Simple people can bring very good knowledge to Parliament because they know the ground.

I enjoyed Parliament being a proper elected MP.

One of my key areas of unification is to champion multiracialism. Multiracialism is vital to unity.

For vocational workers, their pay should reflect their skills and difficulty of labour. To be skilled in a craft should be accepted as an alternative path.

Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.

I opposed the NMP scheme very, very strongly and I stated my case in Parliament, objected to it and voted against it. That has been my stand.

Never expect the votes to come.

I want to make sure my candidates have my support. We are a family, we always go together.

If it's of help to my candidates, I would like to go anywhere to give my candidates a boost.

In life you cannot be captured by the past. If you're not prepared to change for the future, you will stagnate.

As borders take time to reopen, we will make sure the Government spends our reserves to nurture strong local businesses. To grow local supply chains. And to encourage innovation. This is important because local businesses will be Singapore's growth catalyst in our post-COVID economy.

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.

I want to work closely with the government but it doesn't mean I become so weak and just toe the government line.

At the end of the day, I connect very closely with the youth. I love the youth. I love the young people.

I think those who have followed my political life would have known that I don't believe in just blind loyalty.

I was previously the chairman of the Jurong East Town Council and South West CDC.

We must never forget that Singapore is home for all races and this harmonious relationship must not be taken for granted.

I'll welcome any competitor, no problem.

If I convince myself that I'm going contest in West Coast, I will go. It doesn't matter who else comes because that's your belief.

The President must be above politics. He must not be a proxy to any political party. His interest must be national, not with a political agenda in mind.

I feel that it is a social responsibility for us who are better educated to give back some to the society in whatever service we can help.

Selling and telling are two different things. In politics, we sell ideas.

The president actually is there to complement the government in power. If they have done something that is not proper, it is the duty of the president to... discuss and to come to some common ground.

The President must not be such a distant person.