Call for Help

An ambitious project embarked. help me.
(this will stay on top for a year)

if anyone has any quotes or descriptions of Singapore. please send them to islandsingapura@gmail.com

These quotes can be from famous people, tourists, friends, anyone who has an impression or lived/is still living in Singapore. But they must be about Singapore or any aspect of Singapore, e.g. the people, the culture, the music, the buildings, etc.. They can even be from movies, literature, plays, history books, journals, tourist guides, interviews, criticisms, academic essays, poetry, songs, speeches, blogs, any source that mentions, makes a reference to, criticise, praises, Singapore, Singapura, Temasek, Syonan...Any language is acceptable.

Please include source cited from, the person quoted, and the year it was said or published.
If you do not have the exact quotes but can recommend me the book or source I should refer to, please also email me some recommendations.

an example will be:

Singapore ( in Mandarin: 新加坡, Xīnjiāpō; in Malay: Singapura; in Tamil: சிங்கப்பூர், Cingkappūr) is an island nation located at the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore

This is actually a bad example. Haha! I personally prefer, at least for now, comments made by people who have visited Singapore or lived in Singapore. E.g.

"It is not a question of which aerodrome in Singapore Island would be cheapest but which... would be the best. Looking into the future, I expect to see Singapore become one of the largest and most important airports of the world."
— Sir Cecil Clement, Governor of Singapore 1931

I cannot provide the details of this ambitious project yet. My sincere apologies.
But your contributions will be noted at the end of the project.

Thank you.