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

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" 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 word 'change' has been abused so many times. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" 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 speak for all Malaysians in expressing my admiration for the Queen and the grace, poise and selflessness with which she has carried out her duties during her long reign. She represents the very best of British traits: dignity, resilience and hard work. "

" As you know with the Arab Spring, there were no dividends. "

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

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

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

" The world is changing quickly and we must be ready to change with it or risk being left behind. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" We have lost a lot of ground to the extremists in the Middle East. "

" We can transform the government and the economy, as well as democracy, in Malaysia. "

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

" Homosexuality is acceptable in the West. "

" 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. "

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

" Economic progress and better education have directly resulted in the birth of a class of voters who are better informed, very demanding and highly critical. "

" 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. "

" The stabilising power of economic union was one of the reasons the E.U. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. "