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" 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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

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

" Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace. "

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

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

" Homosexuality is acceptable in the West. "

" In the space of one lifetime, the Internet has opened up opportunities that were previously inconceivable. "

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" As a leader of a majority-Muslim nation, I believe Islamic countries must better understand what young people aspire to. "

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

" 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. "

" There's good economic progress in Malaysia. People have a lot to look forward to. "

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

" It so happens, in Malaysia, the people who are in a way not doing as well constitute the majority of the people - the Bumiputeras. "

" Over the past months and years, divisions have opened up in Malaysian society. Now it is time for all of us, in government and beyond, to put the bitterness behind us. "

" The E.U.'s 500 million citizens enjoy the right to live and work in any of the Union's 27 member states. "

" Detention without trial is history in Malaysia. "

" 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. "

" In spite of the huge diversity in Malaysia in terms of religion, culture, race, ethnicity and so forth, we've really gone very far in developing this country. "

" The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change. "