Najib Razak

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

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

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

“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.”

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

“The world is shifting from a hegemonic era, where the United States dominated alone, to a multipolar system.”

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

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

“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.”

“My heart reaches out to those whose loved ones were lost on MH17.”

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

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

“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.”

“The disappearance of MH370 has tested our collective resolve.”

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

“You must make sure that the majority of the people are not marginalized.”

“Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.”

“Homosexuality is acceptable in the West.”

“The word 'change' has been abused so many times.”

“Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.”