You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important.

As a child, the paddy field was my playground.

We go fish, we also catch fighting fish, looking for birds and it was for kampong people, the paddy field was our the play field for the children.

I am quite a spendthrift but just being careful because my family was not rich, was not a rich family.

Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities.

It must be a balance in everything we do, not too much of everything, keep it simple, not complicated.

I just picked up golf, it was good, give me a chance to play golf.

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations, Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

I have always been interested in politics. I was in the student union before, very active.

So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education

We have also set up the national institute for ethics. This institute and also the implementation of the national integrity plan, that will certainly do the follow up that is necessary for this.

For the person with creative potential there is no wholeness except in using it.

Too many people are quick to dream big, but slow to act on it.

On bad days you wonder, ‘Why not just back off from the war and lead a quiet metalife?

I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little.

We didn't have practical model rockets in the '50s. The ones we made were very dangerous and the kids that played with them didn't have all their fingers, and sometimes were blind in one eye.

The end for which Christ lives, and for which He has left His church in the world, is the salvation of sinners.

Nirvana is outside the fun house. You are walking around in the fun house forever.

God not only sees where you are, He sees where you can be.

It will always be the ball and me.