제 경험상 그는 소문처럼 성격이 급한 편이 아니었습니다. 누군가를 내려놓아야 할 때에도 그는 기교를 부리며 그렇게 했습니다. 한 친구가 리콴유를 만나면 어떨지 물어본 적이 있습니다.

In my experience with him, there was not the short fuse that he was reputed to have. Even when he had to put someone down, he did so with finesse. Once, a friend asked him what it would be like to meet Lee Kuan Yew.