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We want to bring everybody to a good starting point as early as possible in life, regardless of whether you are rich or poor, whether your parents are advantaged or disadvantaged.

Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, after the country topped the World Bank Group’s Human Capital Index

As we know, what really matters to our people is the outcome. It's the health outcome, it's the educational outcome and those are fairly objective measures. So it is important for us to focus on the outcome and not get misled by input measures.

Singapore Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat, on the Oxfam inequality index

My priority would be to assist the government by implementing part of our manifesto that is parliamentary reform.

Parti Keadilan Rakyat president Anwar Ibrahim, after being sworn in as member of parliament for Port Dickson

The mother of dragons explains the cycle of life: The contest for power among the great houses, she says, is like a great big wheel that turns ... When one great house is ​​​​​​​on the top, another great house is on the bottom.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo urges world leaders to avoid conflict and rivalry during the World Bank and IMF meetings in Bali