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" Anything to do with any new form of tax, like consumption tax in Japan, carbon tax in Australia, these are big issues that cannot be easily decided. "

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" You should allow professors to become really outstanding academicians, recognised worldwide, and you should reward them. "

" If you say something that undermines the stability of the country, then you have to be held accountable. "

" Prostitution and corruption are two things that mankind has had to live with for so long. "

" More than 13,000 Malaysians travel to the U.K. to study in British universities every year. "

" What I'm trying to do is get a change in the mindset so people move from a level of mere tolerance to total acceptance and eventually to celebrate diversity. If you feel comfortable with one another, it doesn't matter whether we live in which neighbourhood but we can interact with one another freely. It's a mindset. "

" This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to safeguard what we have already achieved. We cannot put at risk what we have; we cannot gamble away our future. "

" My heart reaches out to those whose loved ones were lost on MH17. "

" People willy-nilly borrow for consumption. Civil servants willy-nilly borrow for consumption and then wonder why they don't have enough money at the end of the month. "

" I think the rise of China is inevitable, because China has moved from a low-cost producer, at low levels of technology, to higher levels of technology, and because it's very competitive, even in some high-tech products they offer at very competitive rates - much lower than their competitors. "

" Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative. "

" Many young Muslims see no opportunities for themselves and do not feel they have control over their lives or a stake in their nation's future. Such pessimism leads to disengagement. We risk losing a generation of young Muslims to apathy and extremism. "

" Don't gamble the future of your children and Malaysia; think and contemplate because your vote will determine not only the future of the country but also your grandchildren. "

" I've made Umno more democratic, more inclusive. Of course, by doing that, I'm putting myself at risk. "

" After choosing monetary union, further political union and workable governance in Europe was always going to be necessary. "

" Detention without trial is history in Malaysia. "

" Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies. "

" For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions. "

" Homosexuality is acceptable in the West. "

" I keep on saying, being moderate is fundamental to Islam. "

" Together we will act to bring about national reconciliation, secure Malaysia's economic future, and build a stronger, more harmonious society. "

" If we can increase the share of Islamic finance for the world, countries can benefit - and certainly, Malaysia can benefit from that. "

" The vast majority of Malaysians are sensible people; they're moderates, they want peace, they want harmonious race relations at home. They look for national unity. "

" The world is shifting from a hegemonic era, where the United States dominated alone, to a multipolar system. "

" I'm quite an advocate of free trade. "

" For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy. "

" Instead of passing on choppy waters to the next generation, we should endeavor to leave them a calmer sea. "

" I am concerned if 25 percent of Americans think that President Obama is a Muslim. I mean, it's obviously a lack of knowledge. But also, it's for the Muslims as well, you know, because a small numbers of Muslims have really painted a very negative image of Islam. "

" In any society, there will be the whole spectrum of views. You will get the extremists on the far right and also the far left. "

" I would argue that Asean has been instrumental in driving both economic growth and political development, and that there can be no clearer example than its relations with Myanmar. "

" The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve. "