"I'm not part of the cultural elite. I'm a down-home girl. Always have been, always will be."

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It is essential to rear a generation at the very top of society that has all the qualities needed to lead and give the people the inspiration and the drive to make it succeed. In short, the elite.. Every society tries to produce this type. The British have special schools for them: the gifted and talented are sent to Eton and Harrow.

— Lee Kuan Yew