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" Malaysia is particularly sensitive: we have three races here and 29 different tribes. If you allow people to say what they like, there will be violence, confrontations, and all that. We need stability. "

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" The Internet is undermining moral values. "

" If you want to be honest with yourself, you have to take criticism, even if you attract adverse comments from others. "

" In the eyes of the world, Malaysia has become a pariah state, a state where anyone can be hauled up and questioned by the police, detained, and charged through abusing laws of the country. "

" For me, to say I want to go to sleep and retire and prepare for my afterlife, I think that is very selfish. "

" Jewish stinginess and financial wizardry gained them commercial control of Europe and provoked anti-Semitism, which waxed and waned in Europe throughout the ages. "

" Planning means looking ahead. "

" When the planes crashed into the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001, Bush immediately identified what he thought was the true cause. It was because the Muslims were jealous of the freedom of the American people. It was because the Muslims were poor. This exposes a lack of understanding of things on his part. "

" I cannot accept this country being destroyed by selfish people who only think about themselves. "

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" Sudden change, even if it is for the good, is disruptive. "

" Not many dictators announce their resignation, but I did because I didn't want to stay on and overstay my welcome. "

" Free press is not absolute. In this country, we say clearly if you start stirring up racial hatred, then we will put a stop to it. We might even close down your paper, because these things can only lead to a lot of riots and bloodshed. "

" Quite a few people who are in the media and in control of the big money seem to want to see these Southeast Asian countries - and, in particular, Malaysia - stop trying to catch up with their superiors and to know their place. "

" Independence means we enjoy freedom. We are not colonised by people. And we can govern our own country and develop it independently so that our people can live a better life. "

" Malaysia has got all the things in place to continue growth: the policies are there; the mechanisms are there. So, I think even when I am not around, Malaysia can do with other people who are converse with our policies. "

" It would seem the people who want to preserve the Penans' way of life are condemning them to a life full of diseases and a shorter life span. "

" A country without engineering skill and knowledge will never become a developed country. "

" I believe that every leader has a right to implement his own policy. But when I see things that are done that are not right - abuse of power, wrong approaches, wrong strategies, making use of foreign consultants, including those discarded by other countries - I feel that I have to have my say. "

" In Malaysia, trials have always been fair. "

" The Chinese are welcome to invest in industries in Malaysia. But just as we would not welcome mass immigration of Indians or Pakistanis or Europeans or Africans into Malaysia, we have to adopt the same stance on Chinese immigration into Malaysia. "

" As far as Malaysia is concerned, Singapore is a foreign country. "

" The thinning of the ozone layer is blamed on logging of tropical forests. The fact that the burning of fossil fuels and release of CFCs (chloro-fluoro-carbons) into the atmosphere occur largely in the rich countries are significantly ignored. "

" Justice is the most important thing. In a plural society like Malaysia, you cannot have two laws - one law for the Muslim, one law for the non-Muslim. "

" The biggest mistake that I have made in my life is choosing Najib. "