I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you.


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Whatever initiatives we launch, we must always put the interests of Singaporeans and Singapore first...
TONY TAN
The objective of the plan is to give more flexibility to banks to provide services to their clients ...
ROGER TAN
Illustrating is more about communicating specific ideas to a reader. Painting is more like pure scie...
SHAUN TAN
The detail adds an element of unexpected something. All fiction is false; what makes it convincing i...
SHAUN TAN
By itself, just to draw crazy creatures has limited appeal - if I had to give up one thing, it would...
SHAUN TAN
Every clinical encounter is an opportunity to generate social capital. Even in situations where pati...
TONY TAN
I was surprised to find that the queen is actually a very friendly person. I felt very relaxed aroun...
ALVINA TAN
Massage is very important for relaxing.
ANDREW TAN
One day she felt weak and was admitted but the doctors found nothing wrong with her. Still, she was ...
ANDREW TAN
I picked this theme because children nowadays don't play such games anymore. I want to highlight to ...
ALVINA TAN
One way to mitigate our risk is to invest in companies with understandable business models.
ANDREW TAN
The start of the repatriation season is slow, as some 15 Afghan families comprising about 75 individ...
VIVIAN TAN
I've been in other close games, but not in one with a shot like Andrew's.
BENJI TAN
We got a little over excited at times. I can't ask for any more effort. They really played hard.
BENJI TAN
The textbook is kind of more bland.
STEPHANIE TAN
I love football now. I have a club in Sarajevo, and I love that. The fans are fantastic. The people ...
VINCENT TAN
We missed far too many chances and gave away soft goals in the match. We will now complete the class...
WALLACE TAN
Effort and consistency are the foundation to success.
MARYALLE TAN
ARM's partnership with Grace is an important addition to our continued commitment and support for ou...
JUN TAN
We spend our lives trying to find, this abstract being that we can call “mine”. We lose ourselve...
MARYALLE TAN
My friend Markus Zusak wrote a story from the point of view of death, 'The Book Thief.' I th...
SHAUN TAN
Over and over again, like clockwork, we see the human race present a remarkable talent all throughou...
MARYALLE TAN
Have you ever wondered why Cinderella's stepmother was bitter and greedy? Have you ever wondered why...
MARYALLE TAN
Through the outreach that I have done, through platforms, I hope to unify Singaporeans because at th...
TONY TAN
There's still a very positive yield story for Indonesia. There's been strong buying of bonds and tha...
CATHERINE TAN
We have developed our own approach towards rehabilitating people, involving psychological rehabilita...
TONY TAN
The stronger ties between primary care providers and the patients they serve will produce better out...
TONY TAN
I think now we are simply strangers with some memories.
TAN REDDING
Asia has a great future; we here in the Philippines will benefit from this Asian prosperity.
ANDREW TAN
Together, they read on his papers a survey of the most common words found in suicide notes and mass ...
SIHAN TAN
You discover how confounding the world is when you try to draw it. You look at a car, and you try to...
SHAUN TAN
It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audi...
SHAUN TAN
Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? W...
SHAUN TAN
Our definition of VIP is not as big as in Macau. But for us, they are VIPs even if they don't sp...
ANDREW TAN
I always overwrite - really awful, long bits of script - and then I trim it down to the bare bones a...
SHAUN TAN