Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, ... In reality, the people in that country are the ones who were forced to embrace a religion.

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

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.

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.

I'm a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion... But for over 1,400 years people have been interpreting and re-interpreting the religion to suit their own purpose! ... These [extremist and terrorist acts] are not Islamic fundamentals any more than the Christians who burned people at the stake are fundamentalist. They are actually deviating from the teachings of the religion!

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