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title: "1 Innovation Important Quotes By Tan Cheng Bock"
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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/as-borders-take-time-to-reopen-we-will-make-sure-the-government/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9bc/tan-cheng-bock-8629_government_as-borders-take-time-to-reopen-we-will-m_1790503.jpg)

## More by Tan Cheng Bock

> [We should not live in fear, we should all enjoy being able to express our views freely and openly, challenge each other on issues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/we-should-not-live-in-fear-we-should-all-enjoy-being-able-to-express/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [I was only a village doctor with a rebellious streak.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/i-was-only-a-village-doctor-with-a-rebellious-streak/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [We are not starting a revolution. We are starting an evolution of change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/we-are-not-starting-a-revolution-we-are-starting-an-evolution-of/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [I want to make sure my candidates have my support. We are a family, we always go together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/i-want-to-make-sure-my-candidates-have-my-support-we-are-a-family-we/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [The key message is I'm always trying to hope the Singaporeans will understand, is a question of every government must be... examined based on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/the-key-message-is-i-m-always-trying-to-hope-the-singaporeans-will/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [At 18, they're old enough to drive. The girls enter university, and the boys enter into National Service. Since they have a duty to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/at-18-they-re-old-enough-to-drive-the-girls-enter-university-and-the/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [I think you can fool people once but you can't fool the people all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/i-think-you-can-fool-people-once-but-you-can-t-fool-the-people-all/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [Any of us who wants to go to Parliament must have that responsibility to represent the people who voted us in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/any-of-us-who-wants-to-go-to-parliament-must-have-that-responsibility/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [Timing is very important in politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/timing-is-very-important-in-politics/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [If it's of help to my candidates, I would like to go anywhere to give my candidates a boost.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/if-it-s-of-help-to-my-candidates-i-would-like-to-go-anywhere-to-give/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [If the PAP has a two-third majority, they will have the power to change important laws like the Constitution at will, whenever they wish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/if-the-pap-has-a-two-third-majority-they-will-have-the-power-to/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [Sometimes I do my walkabouts, all the young fellows will come and call me 'hypebeast Ah Gong.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/sometimes-i-do-my-walkabouts-all-the-young-fellows-will-come-and-call/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [Selling and telling are two different things. In politics, we sell ideas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/selling-and-telling-are-two-different-things-in-politics-we-sell-ideas/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [I was previously the chairman of the Jurong East Town Council and South West CDC.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/i-was-previously-the-chairman-of-the-jurong-east-town-council-and/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

> [I'm not sponsored by anybody but myself... I'm not sponsored by the PAP.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-cheng-bock/i-m-not-sponsored-by-anybody-but-myself-i-m-not-sponsored-by-the-pap/)

[Tan Cheng Bock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-cheng-bock/)

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