"We believe that the people who should inherit this country and continue with the struggle to achieve our national aspiration shall be the people who believe and uphold the Rukunegara."

"The National Front is a team. Its strength lies in its team spirit."

"Only a strong Government can champion the cause of the people and bring stability and prosperity to the country."

"Japan’s greatest asset is human resource in the form of disciplined, hard working people."

"If we can improve our attitudes and regard waste in all its forms as an unforgivable crime directed against ourselves, then we will achieve that high level of productivity so essential to our national development."

"Everyone should instill in himself a sense of responsibility both to himself and to his country."

"The only answer is greater productivity."

"What we need is a drastic change in attitude on the part of everybody concerned."

"A bored worker is as bad as a bored player. He does not win. A bored worker does not produce."

"No one is indispensable because everyone is indispensable."

"Work should be enjoyed in the same way that we enjoy playing."

"Productivity means increased output without an equal increase in monetary input."

"We must face a future where we must stand on our own feet without the benefit of help from other sources."

"We share identical views on many issues of regional and international importance."

"Your visit stimulates not only the common desire to enhance further our bilateral relations but also reinforces the political will and commitment to the search for peace for the benefit of all concerned."

"We firmly believe that such a solution would pave the way for the realisation of our objective of a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality in Southeast Asia."

"We have made it clear that we cannot accept military intervention as a means of settling a zonal problem."

"Malaysia as a member of ASEAN is committed to improve the quality of life of our peoples and to enhance their general well-being."

"If your shares or your companies are up for sale then we reserve the right to buy if we think that it is worthwhile."

"We will not nationalise or expropriate in any way."

"We are happy to see increased interest by Dutch businessmen in investment opportunities in Malaysia."

"We do hope that actual direct trade with the Netherlands will increase."

"We are urging a producers' association, not in order to jack up prices or to hold the world to ransom, but in order to get fair prices while continuing to stay in the market."

"Malaysia has of late become disenchanted with what is said to be a free market for commodity trading, particularly tin."

"Your support for the aspirations of the developing countries to effect structural changes to the international economic order cannot go without special mention."

"I have no doubt that your visit will further strengthen the relations and foster greater cooperation between our two countries."

"Your Excellency's visit which is the first by a Prime Minister of the Netherlands is indeed an honour for Malaysia."

"The developing countries must seek ways and means of gaining entree into the market place. They should do so not individually but in cooperation with each other."

"The prices of our primary commodities are set by conveniently labelled 'supply and demand forces' located in the industrial countries."

"The function of any sound financial system should not only be to intermediate between the savers and the investors, but also to ensure that the less advantaged groups have access to adequate credit at reasonable cost."

"Despite the talk and widespread publicity on foreign assistance, be they official development aid or foreign direct investment, we have all along been depending on ourselves."

"Our ability to raise adequate domestic savings to finance our development efforts is a necessary precondition, if we are to succeed in re-structuring our economies to cope with the rapid transformation that is taking place in the world economy today."

"Malaysia and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea share similar aspirations... to develop our respective economies and improve the standard of living of our respective peoples."

"As non-aligned countries, both the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and Malaysia can play a constructive role in bringing about the peace that we so desire in our respective regions."

"It is our desire to see the emergence of a coalition government that is truly representative of the people of Kampuchea."

"Your Excellency's visit is an important milestone in the development of our bilateral relations."

"Malaysia has always followed a consistent policy of establishing friendly relations and mutual cooperation with all countries, irrespective of ideology or political systems."

"It is high time that our businessmen go international and venture to where the markets are, instead of waiting for the markets to come to them."

"A prosperous Malaysia will make a better customer and trading partner for Japan."

"It is not just skills we are after, but more importantly, the correct attitude to work, including the sense of belonging, which breeds loyalty."

"When we ask Malaysians to look East, it is not so much your living standard that we are thinking about. That will come... What we are interested in is your work ethics."

"The West is no longer a suitable model. They have lost their drive. They still want the good life but are not prepared to face the realities of a world market which they can no longer dominate."

"Lately I have been exhorting Malaysians to emulate the Japanese, particularly in work ethics and ethical values."

"The ASEAN Parliament may yet be a forum for the successful coordination of our development and progress."

"We in Southeast Asia have entered an era fraught with unprecedented perils."

"The aspirations of the peoples and Governments of our countries for a New International Economic Order have not only been ignored but their terms of trade continue to be made more inequitable."

"Despite the various efforts made by us to secure fair terms of trade, we have, we must admit, largely been unsuccessful."