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.

Currency trading is unnecessary, unproductive and totally immoral. It should be stopped.

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'.

When you have elections in which 90% or 95% or 99% of those elected come from one party, then I think there is some fraudulent act.

If you can't be famous, at least you can be notorious.

I know the situation of the Commonwealth generally, and I know that the aim should be to make the Commonwealth much more relevant to the poorer countries.

I'm brash and abrasive but that's because I've noticed when people are nice and polite they never get anywhere.