Lee Myung-bak Quotes

• My success will be remembered by others. I don't have to constantly remind myself. However, I must always remember my failure, for if I forget them, I am bound to myself.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Remember, Forget, Bounds

  Lee Myung-Bak (2012). “The Uncharted Path: The Autobiography of Lee Myung-Bak”, p.171, Sourcebooks, Inc.

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• Korea is an open society and we will make sure that there is no restriction on foreign investment in Korea.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Korea, Investment, Restriction

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• Well when I was young, actually not just me, but we were all poor. Korea used to be one of the poorest countries in the world. Despite such circumstances, I was very, very fortunate to be blessed with having parents who always instilled in a spirit of can-do spirit.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Country, Blessed, Korea

  Interview with Anjlai Rao, edition.cnn.com. April 18, 2008.

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• I know that throughout their history, the people of the United States defended their freedom, their liberty, their justice, and their rights -- if need be -- with their lives. I think their courage is so admirable.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Thinking, Rights, People

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• I plan to eliminate regulations that hinder domestic companies, particularly large conglomerates from investing in other companies.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Investing, Regulation, Plans

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• From the Chinese perspective, Korea ranks about third or fourth in terms of trading volume and about third in terms of investment.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Korea, Perspective, Chinese

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• When the Korean economy was just trying to get back on its feet after the war, having parks was a luxury

  Lee Myung-bak

  War, Luxury, Feet

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• The role of G-20 is to support the global economy to achieve strong, sustainable and balanced growth.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Strong, Support, Growth

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• For us, from Korea's perspective, China is the number one investment destination as well as number one trading partner.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Korea, Numbers, Perspective

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• What we have is North Korea still pursuing path to a nuclear weapon state. So the majority of people's trust in North Korea has gone down considerably.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Korea, People, Majority

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• My wife, well she has extensive experience, because before becoming the first lady, she was the wife of the CEO of a large conglomerate. So I have very high hopes that she will carry out her job successfully as first lady of the Republic of Korea.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Jobs, Korea, Wife

  "Talk Asia" with Anjali Rao, edition.cnn.com. April 18, 2008.

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• I plan to eliminate the equity cap in investment, and I also plan large-scale deregulation to meet global standards.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Deregulation, Investment, Caps

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• One of the most important reasons for North Korea continuing its nuclear ambitions is to consolidate the power to stay within the Kim Jong Il family.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Ambition, Korea, Important

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• I think it's safe to say that it's rather premature for anyone to make any initial assessment or analysis of Kim Jong-un, or have an accurate impression on Kim Jong-un.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Thinking, Assessment, Analysis

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• The endgame is peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula.

  Lee Myung-bak

  Peaceful, Korean, Peninsulas

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