We all abhor terrorists, but we have to treat them as dangerous to all of us, not to any one particular country.
There is no such thing as absolute freedom of the press, not even in the most advanced countries in the world. There are things you just don't say, because it will destabilise the environment.
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.
I am not anti-European. I have many friends and acquaintances who are Europeans.
When the British ruled Malaysia, they burnt millions of acres of Malaysian forests so that they could plant rubber.
The Malays are spiritually inclined, tolerant, and easy-going. The non-Malays, and especially the Chinese, are materialistic, aggressive, and have an appetite for work. For equality to come about, it is necessary that these strikingly contrasting races adjust to each other.
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.
If you want to be honest with yourself, you have to take criticism, even if you attract adverse comments from others.
Affirmative action is not something that the World Bank believes in or promotes.
For me, to say I want to go to sleep and retire and prepare for my afterlife, I think that is very selfish.
MH370 is a Boeing 777 aircraft. It was built and equipped by Boeing. All the communications and GPS equipment must have been installed by Boeing. If they failed or have been disabled, Boeing must know how it can be done.
Airplanes don't just disappear - certainly not these days with all the powerful communication systems, radio and satellite tracking, and filmless cameras which operate almost indefinitely and possess huge storage capacities.
I don't care much whether people remember me or not. If people remember, well and good. If they don't remember, it's alright - I'm dead anyway.
Not many dictators announce their resignation, but I did because I didn't want to stay on and overstay my welcome.
I am glad to be labeled anti-Semitic.
Jewish stinginess and financial wizardry gained them commercial control of Europe and provoked anti-Semitism, which waxed and waned in Europe throughout the ages.
There's no point in treating a currency like a commodity, devaluing it artificially and causing a lot of poverty among poor countries.
Most Americans, I think, know very little about East Asia or Southeast Asia. American businesspeople who have been here, they are very knowledgeable about this area, but the average American? No.
In Asia, we live within our means. So when we are poor, we live as poor people. I think that is a lesson that Europe can learn from Asia.
If Australia wants to be a friend of Asia, it should stop behaving as if it is there to teach us how to run our country.
