Home
Authors
Tags
App
Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App
" For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy. "
Najib Razak
Leadership
Diplomacy
Years
Related Quotes:
" It so happens, in Malaysia, the people who are in a way not doing as well constitute the majority of the people - the Bumiputeras. "
Najib Razak
Well
Way
Who
" 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. "
Najib Razak
Think
Negative
Small
" For many decades, Myanmar was on the receiving end of very public diplomatic scoldings, often backed up by sanctions. "
Najib Razak
Up
Diplomatic
Many
" 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. "
Najib Razak
Political
You
Sword
" I'm quite an advocate of free trade. "
Najib Razak
Quite
Free Trade
Free
" If we can increase the share of Islamic finance for the world, countries can benefit - and certainly, Malaysia can benefit from that. "
Najib Razak
Finance
Share
World
" I keep on saying, being moderate is fundamental to Islam. "
Najib Razak
Saying
Being
Islam
" Homosexuality is acceptable in the West. "
Najib Razak
Homosexuality
West
Acceptable
" 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. "
Najib Razak
Inevitable
Rise
Technology
" 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. "
Najib Razak
Forward
Moving Forward
Moving
" 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. "
Najib Razak
You
Acceptance
Live
" After choosing monetary union, further political union and workable governance in Europe was always going to be necessary. "
Najib Razak
Governance
Going
Always
" I've made Umno more democratic, more inclusive. Of course, by doing that, I'm putting myself at risk. "
Najib Razak
Inclusive
Myself
More
" You should allow professors to become really outstanding academicians, recognised worldwide, and you should reward them. "
Najib Razak
Professors
Become
Reward
" The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. "
Najib Razak
Union
Economic
Peace
" 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. "
Najib Razak
Far
Right
Society
" We have lost a lot of ground to the extremists in the Middle East. "
Najib Razak
Middle East
Lost
Lot
" You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized. "
Najib Razak
Majority
People
You
" Prostitution and corruption are two things that mankind has had to live with for so long. "
Najib Razak
Things
Two
Live
" As a leader of a majority-Muslim nation, I believe Islamic countries must better understand what young people aspire to. "
Najib Razak
Nation
Leader
People
" As the leader of Southeast Asia's oldest democracy, I am always keen to share our experiences. In the half-century since independence, we have found that steady reform is the best way to secure lasting stability. It is a process that continues in Malaysia to this day. "
Najib Razak
Best
Day
Democracy
" The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change. "
Najib Razak
Political
Technology
Youth
" It's very alarming to see what's happening in the Muslim world. And it's about time we come to our senses and realize that moderation is the only path that will ensure peace and stability for the Muslim world, and for the wider world. "
Najib Razak
Path
World
Time
" My priority is to ensure peace and harmony in Malaysia. That is uppermost in my mind. "
Najib Razak
Malaysia
Priority
Peace
" 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. "
Najib Razak
New
Big
Tax
" Detention without trial is history in Malaysia. "
Najib Razak
History
Malaysia
Without
" The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states. "
Najib Razak
Enjoy
Live
Union
" Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy. "
Najib Razak
Process
Political
Democracy
" There's good economic progress in Malaysia. People have a lot to look forward to. "
Najib Razak
Look
Forward
Progress
" Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative. "
Najib Razak
Share
Rather
Prosperity