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

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

I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change, or the same vehicle to go for the race. It’s a different driver, this is exactly what’s happening to the cabinet.

We have followed a path of moderation, development is our priority, national unity, good community relations

I will be happy with certainly when the corruption index improve.

As a child, the paddy field was my playground.

We have now recently launched the national integrity plan.

I, talking about my children, of course I wanted them to succeed in life, they have to choose whatever job or occupation that they want, I will not try to influence.

But I have always said that it’s important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained.

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

Very old fashioned to say that they will be well behaved but I think it’s very important.

Muslims and non Muslims, this is what has given us the advantage.

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.

Sometimes children do forget their filial responsibilities.

So when I had to make a decision whether I would like to do honors degree course in Islamic studies and Malay studies too, so I thought Islamic studies would be good.

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

Actors don’t act, we’re just being in a different circumstance and scenario.

There being no shared daily life what with migrations, exiles, diasporas, rendings, the search for work. Or there is a shared daily life riddled with holes of silence

Much male fear of feminism is the fear that, in becoming whole human beings, women will cease to mother men, to provide the breast, the lullaby, the continuous attention associated by the infant with the mother.

Whereas the graphic novel is now being held up as something to aspire to and as something that’s respectable for adults to read.

Being just yourself means you’re unselfconscious in that moment.

The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you’d even die for them, is a great subject.

You have to believe in yourself and be strong.

Human beings are pattern-seeking animals. It’s part of our DNA. That’s why conspiracy theories and gods are so popular: we always look for the wider, bigger explanations for things.