Tan Cheng Bock

“I'm already 80 years old and I always say I want people to get into the House to really experience what it's like in the House.”

“I'll welcome any competitor, no problem.”

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

“For the past 20 years, the PAP has had a strong monopoly. However, prosperity has not flowed to all Singaporeans.”

“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.”

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

“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 want to relax for a while, maybe go back to my medical practice. I got a lot of old patients waiting for me.”

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

“I think you can fool people once but you can't fool the people all the time.”

“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.”

“I would love to be a mentor to many people who want to go into the political arena, teach them the art of winning elections.”

“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.”

“Sometimes I do my walkabouts, all the young fellows will come and call me 'hypebeast Ah Gong.'”

“I believe the processes of good governance have gone astray. Specifically there is an erosion of transparency, independence and accountability.”

“So far we have 4 open elections with no minority Malay President. So 2017 must remain an open election and if no minority Malay President wins in 2017, than a reserved election will be triggered in 2023.”

“I cannot say that the PAP has done me wrong or something. I think I'm quite grateful to the PAP.”

“I believe in giving everybody a chance to join our party. Over time, we realized that some joined expecting what the party can do for them... We want the people, when they come and join the PSP, to do something for the country and not for themselves.”

“The most important thing for Singapore is stability.”

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