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> [Maybe yes, but probably not. At each stage I made what was then the best choice. Having taken that decision, I changed direction and there was no turning back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/maybe-yes-but-probably-not-at-each-stage-i-made-what-was-then-the/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

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## More by Mr. Lee

> [If you want to be popular all the time, you will misgovern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/if-you-want-to-be-popular-all-the-time-you-will-misgovern/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [Maybe yes, but probably not. At each stage I made what was then the best choice. Having taken that decision, I changed direction and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/maybe-yes-but-probably-not-at-each-stage-i-made-what-was-then-the/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [You know the Singaporean. He is a hard-working, industrious, rugged individual. Or we would not have made the grade. But let us also recognise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/you-know-the-singaporean-he-is-a-hard-working-industrious-rugged/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [You lose nothing by being polite. The answer is 'No', but please say it politely and give the reasons. ... Explain to me why…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/you-lose-nothing-by-being-polite-the-answer-is-no-but-please-say-it/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [If a garden is well maintained and neatly landscaped, there must be a dedicated and efficient gardener.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/if-a-garden-is-well-maintained-and-neatly-landscaped-there-must-be-a/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [The good things of life do not fall from the skies. They can only come by hard work and over a long time. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/the-good-things-of-life-do-not-fall-from-the-skies-they-can-only-come/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [I have no regrets. I have spent my life, so much of it, building up this country. There's nothing more that I need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/i-have-no-regrets-i-have-spent-my-life-so-much-of-it-building-up-this-2/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [I stand by my record. I did some sharp things to get things right - too harsh - but a lot was at stake.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/i-stand-by-my-record-i-did-some-sharp-things-to-get-things-right-too/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [I was never a prisoner of any theory. What guided me were reason and reality. The acid test I applied to every theory or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/i-was-never-a-prisoner-of-any-theory-what-guided-me-were-reason-and/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [This country belongs to all of us. We made this country from nothing, from mud-flats... Over 100 years ago, this was a mud-flat, swamp.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/this-country-belongs-to-all-of-us-we-made-this-country-from-nothing/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

> [All I can say is, I did my best. This was the job I undertook, I did my best, and I could not have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mr-lee/all-i-can-say-is-i-did-my-best-this-was-the-job-i-undertook-i-did-my/)

[Mr. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mr-lee/)

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