"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."

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

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

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

"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."

"In our interdependent world we have to help and stand by each other."

"Today many traditional ways and customs of our forefathers seem to dissipate readily and be discarded."

"Stretches of ocean lie between our lands but it is never too far or too difficult for us to keep in touch."

"Scientific and technological knowledge like all other forms of knowledge, we believe, increases as you share it with others."

"The poor countries need help — not handouts, but a helping hand for their development."

"The scientific knowledge and technology of the West cannot be simply imported into the country. It must be properly adjusted and adapted in order to fit into the special needs and requirements of the nation."

"We are not about to invent the wheel again, but the application of discoveries and inventions originating elsewhere is part of the exercise in self-reliance."

"Only the most primitive of the discarded industries will find a place in the developing world."

"Scientific knowledge should be used not merely for material development, but also for the enhancement of the quality of life, and the achievement of peace and harmony."

"The community of nations has not yet accepted the principle that the rich should help the poor."

"Developing countries are so designated because they are relatively poor. If they are going to be able to buy from the developed countries, they must be helped to attain the financial capacity to do so."

"ASEAN today is faced with two major problems — one, the instability and uncertainty caused by the situation in Indochina; the second major problem arises out of the current world recession which threatens to retard the industrialisation efforts of the ASEAN countries."

"The developed countries have opted for protectionism as a panacea for their ailing industries. If this tendency is not checked, not only would the exports of developing countries be affected but their development and industrialisation efforts would be seriously hampered."

"ASEAN would pursue the creation of a Zone of Peace, Freedom and Neutrality in Southeast Asia. The leaders of ASEAN firmly believe that given their freedom from superpower dominance and interference, neighbouring states could successfully set aside their differences to forge a common purpose."

"These opportunities were, however, lost when Vietnam intervened militarily and occupied Kampuchea. This she did with the open support of the Soviet Union."

"ASEAN's approach to the solution of the Kampuchean problem is aimed at establishing a sovereign, independent and neutral Kampuchea respected and guaranteed by the great powers."

"It has long been recognised that the political situation in Southeast Asia, directly or indirectly, impinges on Japan's economic and strategic interests. A prosperous and stable ASEAN is important to the maintenance of peace and stability in the region and therefore merits Japan's support."

"Looking East does not mean total Japanization, or a complete break with the West. But it certainly means the almost total dependence on the West will be replaced by a more balanced attitude towards both East and West."

"Our ‘Look East’ policy should not just be a one-way traffic. We seek the close cooperation, understanding and assistance not only from the Japanese Government but also from the Japanese public."

"Film makers, whether they are producers, directors, script writers, actors and actresses, are endowed with such special qualities that they can contribute in one way or the other towards the happiness of their audience."

"They can make the audience happy or they can make them cry. They can make them knowledgeable or they can confuse them absolutely."

"Above all they can inculcate positive values so essential to nation building and the development processes."

"In the context of developing Malaysia, I see their vast potential in putting across our commitments and reassuring Malaysians of the targets of the nation's strategy in sustaining the growth of a happy and vibrant country as envisaged in our New Economic Policy."

"However to be truly profitable local films must be good enough to be shown outside of this country."

"Let your success inspire you to greater achievements."

"The European Economic Community uses economic power to continue political domination. The United States too was drawn into this grouping, thus adding strength to the domination of European countries over their former colonies."

"ASEAN is not a strategic concept designed to overawe its neighbours. It was an ad hoc solution to a communications problem between neighbours who were strangers to each other."

"Once it was formed, much more was expected of ASEAN than was ever in the minds of the founders."

"The five countries of ASEAN are ethnically similar, but historically and politically diverse."

"Foreign holdings were forcibly nationalised. But learning from the other ASEAN countries that such was not the route to prosperity, nationalisation was dropped."

"All the ASEAN countries are now believers in free trade and free enterprise. Foreign capital is welcome by all."

"ASEAN has brought prosperity and stability. Although it is not a military grouping, it can coordinate its policies to deter the kind of adventures that countries standing alone and economically troubled attract."

"Might is now the only thing that is right. Weak countries like Afghanistan, Kampuchea and Lebanon are trodden over by the boots of invading armies as the rest of the world stood by."

"The credibility of the United Nations is at stake. The United Nations must regain its credibility."

"The foreign military invasion and continued occupation of Kampuchea is a crime against the Kampuchean people and a threat to regional peace and security."

"Nobody, not even a people who had suffered as much as the Jews had, have the right to inflict upon others the horrors of Sabra and Shatila."

"Israel is a bully. If it is any bigger or stronger the world will not be safe."

"Those weapons are for nothing less than murder."

"To the developing nations, the continuance of the Afghan nationalist struggle is crucial."