6 quotes
I realized that true human values and human worth have almost zero connection with money.
Robert Kuok: A Memoir (2018)
"Please finish every grain of rice in your bowl. Do not forget that each grain represents one drop of farmer's blood."
Robert Kuok: A Memoir (2018)
Having all the cash suddenly siphoned out of a company is like draining all the blood from the body.
Robert Kuok: A Memoir (2018)
He would start a business, lose money, close it and start another. That would make money for a while, and then the cycle would repeat.
Robert Kuok: A Memoir (2018)
I saw what made the Japanese tick. I admired their discipline. That's what made Japan what it is today: discipline - not brilliance, but discipline. You obeyed orders, even if the orders were wrong.
Robert Kuok: A Memoir (2018)
I must say, the Japanese soldiers were stupid. Many of their actions made no sense. They really believed, like Hitler's Nazis, that they were a superior race, and that it was their sacred duty to uplift the poor, colonized Asians and to liberate them!
Robert Kuok: A Memoir (2018)