Top 37 Malaysia Quotes

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Malaysia is one of the most famous tourist spots in Asia. With that in mind, check out the top 37 Malaysia quotes.

#37 – 30. Malaysia Quotes

37. Without doubt, Malaysia is the great economic star of the Muslim world. – Martin Jacques

36. We were constantly traveling between Malaysia and Singapore, which is connected by a bridge at the southernmost end of Malaysia. In fact, when I was a child, I had to go between countries twice a day to go to school, because I was living in Malaysia at the time but attending primary school in Singapore. – Ronnie Chieng

35. ‘I have found that in Malaysia the ingredients from gardens, kitchens and floral markets overlap as they are all used in cooking, conjuring memories of a mouth-watering curry from a street stall in Chiang Mai or Singapore’s Newton Circus.’ – Carol Selva Rajah

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

33. ‘How do you know there’s not a door to heaven in the sky between Malaysia and Vietnam?’ – Sarah Palin

32. Detention without trial is history in Malaysia. – Najib Razak

31. Kuala Lumpur rises up out of steamy, equatorial, Southeast Asian jungle, Malaysia’s capital city — a chaotic, multiethnic, multicultural modern metropolis of Malay, Chinese, and Indian. – Anthony Bourdain

30. ‘Despite the regional differences, Malay food can be described as spicy and flavourful, although this does not necessarily mean chilli-hot. But you can rest assured that even if the main dishes are not hot, there’ll be chilli-based sambal on hand.’ Wendy Hutton

#29 – 20. Malaysia Quotes

29. Justice is the most important thing. In a plural society like Malaysia, you cannot have two laws – one law for the Muslim, one law for the non-Muslim. – Mahatir Mohamad

28. Malaysia is a country unlike any other: Full of promise and fragility. Its history, cultural and religious diversity make it a rich, compelling and surprising land. – Taric Ramadan

27. Even a child would think twice before touching a hot kettle once burned, but in Malaysia, we simply make new plans, and repeat the same old mistakes. The MSC, E- Village, and the Paya Indah Wetlands. ― Brian Yap

26. ‘I don’t know if you’re familiar with Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. You step outside the hotel, and you’re soaking wet within 10 minutes.’ – Craig Fairbrass

25. ‘We are all Malaysians. This is the bond that unites us. Let us always remember that unity is our fundamental strength as a people and as a nation.’ – Tunku Abdul Rahman

24. In the eyes of the world, Malaysia has become a pariah state, a state where anyone can be hauled up and questioned by the police, detained, and charged through abusing laws of the country. – Mahatir Mohamad

23. ‘Basically, all the world’s computer parts come from the same supply chain that runs from Korea, down through coastal China, over to Taiwan, and down to Malaysia.’ – Thomas Friedman

22. There is great potential and deep fragility [in Malaysia] that can be used by any group that stresses on religion, pushing towards Islam, rejecting people and alienating migrants – anything can be used to win the next elections. So these are the signs of fragility that is very much there. – Tariq Ramadan

21. That whole country, Malaysia has a history of telling other countries back off, we`ll do our business. They`re pretty stubborn bunch of people. So they will do what they have to do. – Christopher R. Hill

20. ‘The magic in Malay cuisine lies in its spices and herbs.’ – Wendy Hutton

#19 – 10. Malaysia Quotes

19. Malaysia has got all the things in place to continue growth: the policies are there; the mechanisms are there. So, I think even when I am not around, Malaysia can do with other people who are converse with our policies. – Mahatir Mohamad

18. ‘Malaysians are passionate about food. It is something that connects us and it is our way of showing our hospitality.’ – Zaleha Kadir Olpin

17. 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’. – Mahatir Mohamad

16. ‘Home to me is where I am and where I feel most comfortable. Obviously, Malaysia is at home. In L.A, my home is my apartment because that’s my Malaysia.’ – Yuna

15. ‘Covering a full spectrum of cuisine from Portuguese, Arab and Indian to Chinese, Thai and Indonesian, Malaysian food is a fascinating journey of all that is ‘truly Asia’ in one nation.’ – Norman Musa

14. ‘In spite of the huge diversity in Malaysia in terms of religion, culture, race, ethnicity and so forth, we’ve really gone very far in developing this country.’ – Najib Razak

13. ‘My priority is to ensure peace and harmony in Malaysia. That is uppermost in my mind.’ – Najib Razak

12. ‘Growing up in Malaysia and England, there wasn’t an obvious route into the comics world, so my creative energy went into theatre and prose and then movies and TV.’ – Arvind Ethan David

11. ‘I don’t remember the first picture I took, but I actually found a picture of myself on a trip back to my old family home in Malaysia. I’m five years old, sitting on the floor with the family camera in my hand. It was a film camera – not a DSLR – with a fixed lens and a nice manual zoom.’ – Ren Ng

10. All talk on Islamic States is just an empty dream. No man in his right sense would accept a nation which bases its political administration on religion, and in a country like Malaysia with its multiracial and multireligious people, there is no room for an Islamic State. – Tunku Abdul Rahman

#9 – 1. Malaysia Quotes

9. By linking something to race or religion, politicians distract Malaysians from the core issue while also garnering support from those whose identities depend heavily on their racial or religious identities – meaning most Malaysians. ― Brian Yap

8. ‘In Malaysia, where Western culture was extremely influential, I’d grown up listening to Elvis and the Beatles and watching American movies. People wanted to be like Americans. In contrast, when I got here, I saw prosperous middle-class American college students wanting to somehow join the Third World.’ – Feisal Abdul Rauf

7. ‘All these boundaries – Africa, Asia, Malaysia, America – are set by men. But you don’t have to look at boundaries when you are looking at a man – at the character of a man. The question is: What do you stand for? Are you a follower, or are you a leader?’ – Hakeem Olajuwon

6. When the British ruled Malaysia, they burnt millions of acres of Malaysian forests so that they could plant rubber. – Mahatir Mohamad

5. ‘Eating wantan mee in Malaysia is my earliest memory. The street sellers there have a whole cooking set-up on the front of their bikes.’ – Rachel Khoo

4. Malaysian food, the unsung cuisine at the heart of South-East Asia, is in fact rich in flavour and diversity. If you’re passionate about food, you will not be able to help yourself becoming passionate about Malaysian food. – Norman Musa

3. ‘The iconic foods of Malaysia can be readily found in the streets and are within everyone’s reach. These dishes have withstood the test of time and will continue to be part of the Malaysian culinary experience.’ – Wendy Hutton

2. ‘When my father was posted to Malaysia, we’d take bacon-and-egg sandwiches in our backpacks and go hiking in the jungle or make bamboo rafts to sail down rivers.’ – Rory Stewart

1. Malaysia-Singapore bilateral relations can blossom beautifully if cultivated and nurtured like an orchid plant. – Najib Razak

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