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 defend our country, these 18-year-olds should also have the right to elect their leaders. They are mature enough.

Tan Cheng Bock

Year Vice University

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

Tan Cheng Bock

Independence Good UN

The civil servants will always be there to look after this country. So don't worry... Any political party taking power will have to work with the civil servants who are very well acquainted with running this country.

Tan Cheng Bock

Work Power Art

For vocational workers, their pay should reflect their skills and difficulty of labour. To be skilled in a craft should be accepted as an alternative path.

Tan Cheng Bock

Work Workers Worker

I was only a village doctor with a rebellious streak.

Tan Cheng Bock

Age Wit Village

A truly united Singapore means having a Parliament that reflects all views, and not just the PAP view or the group-think of a single political party.

Tan Cheng Bock

Men Art Views

I opposed the NMP scheme very, very strongly and I stated my case in Parliament, objected to it and voted against it. That has been my stand.

Tan Cheng Bock

Men Voted Vote

The President must be above politics. He must not be a proxy to any political party. His interest must be national, not with a political agenda in mind.

Tan Cheng Bock

Politics Art Age

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.

Tan Cheng Bock

Power Men Government

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 defend our country, these 18-year-olds should also have the right to elect their leaders. They are mature enough.

Tan Cheng Bock

Year Vice University

I am a hypebeast person.

Tan Cheng Bock

T Son Person

Protecting lives means reshaping national policies from a community healthcare angle.

Tan Cheng Bock

Health Car Unity

I was previously the chairman of the Jurong East Town Council and South West CDC.

Tan Cheng Bock

West Us UN

Very important, the President must be seen not as a figurehead but as somebody the people can look to for support for some of the issues, national problems and so on.

Tan Cheng Bock

Very Us Up

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

Tan Cheng Bock

Vital Unity Unit

If we stand together as Singaporeans, there is not a force in this world that can tear us apart.

Tan Cheng Bock

Art World Us

We are not starting a revolution. We are starting an evolution of change.

Tan Cheng Bock

Change Art Tin

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

Tan Cheng Bock

Love Youth Young People

Timing is very important in politics.

Tan Cheng Bock

Politics Very Timing

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.

Tan Cheng Bock

Great Good Yourself

When I was asked to manage some issues in Europe for the government, I didn't go to Parliament and just make a great speech and impress them. Instead, I will go down and discuss with those people about certain issues that we don't agree, and over a glass of wine we talk about it and they say 'okay, let's forget it.'

Tan Cheng Bock

Men Great Government

The President must not be such a distant person.

Tan Cheng Bock

I've never followed my party... I'm no yes-man, I've never been a yes-man.

Tan Cheng Bock

I'm not sponsored by anybody but myself... I'm not sponsored by the PAP.

Tan Cheng Bock

I think those who have followed my political life would have known that I don't believe in just blind loyalty.

Tan Cheng Bock

I don't toe the party line all the time.

Tan Cheng Bock

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

Tan Cheng Bock

The most important thing for Singapore is stability.

Tan Cheng Bock

I want to be a president and I will not change my thinking.

Tan Cheng Bock

So long as I'm relevant, and so long as my health permits and people still want me, I will continue.

Tan Cheng Bock

I began my career as a medical doctor in Ama Keng, a poor village in Lim Chu Kang. The people I cared for were ordinary Singaporeans. They were simple people who despite their hard work, had barely enough for themselves.

Tan Cheng Bock

We must never forget that Singapore is home for all races and this harmonious relationship must not be taken for granted.

Tan Cheng Bock

In life you cannot be captured by the past. If you're not prepared to change for the future, you will stagnate.

Tan Cheng Bock

I enjoyed Parliament being a proper elected MP.

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.

Tan Cheng Bock

I hope to encourage younger Singaporeans not to be so fearful.

Tan Cheng Bock

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

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.

Tan Cheng Bock

Ask yourself, have you ever heard any of your PAP MPs ask the hard questions? As a Singaporean, you have a right to information that the Government is refusing to answer.

Tan Cheng Bock

If I convince myself that I'm going contest in West Coast, I will go. It doesn't matter who else comes because that's your belief.

Tan Cheng Bock

Serving people is never a problem for me, because I've already served all my patients. Even as a doctor, I also wasn't purely a doctor.

Tan Cheng Bock

I feel that it is a social responsibility for us who are better educated to give back some to the society in whatever service we can help.

Tan Cheng Bock

I would love to work with the SDP, the Workers' Party and with all the other small parties.

Tan Cheng Bock

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.

Tan Cheng Bock

I'm prepared to mentor any political group, even PAP chaps can come to me, I'll still mentor them. Because the objective must be very clear: you want to train people who will be good MPs. MPs who will think of Singapore first.

Tan Cheng Bock

To be a unifying person, I think first you must have acceptance.

Tan Cheng Bock

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.

Tan Cheng Bock

In all my 26 years in Parliament, we had referred to Mr. Ong Teng Cheong as the first Elected President.

Tan Cheng Bock

If I become president, I want to make sure that we shouldn't live in fear. We should all be one people. We should all enjoy differences of opinion without getting upset.

Tan Cheng Bock

But at the end of the day, any president must try to unify Singapore... that must be in the heart of the man who wants to be the president.

Tan Cheng Bock

My mind is always focused on the country.

Tan Cheng Bock