Membership of an organisation is good, as long as you can make yourself heard.

I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons of what I see. I don't accept things at face value, you cannot trust what you hear or see. Don't jump to conclusions without thinking.

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.

Most developing countries would know Malaysia quite well. Why? It is because we believe in contacts. We offer them some help for training, for example. We call it 'technical cooperation'.

Membership of an organisation is good, as long as you can make yourself heard.

We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right.

Developing countries like Malaysia should have a say in changing the world financial system since we have faced the problems that it has caused.