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title: "9 Malaysians Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 9 Malaysians quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Malaysians sayings and thoughts."
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> [There is the philosophy embedded in the culture we are living. It is quite clear for example that Arabs have a different…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tariq-ramadan/there-is-the-philosophy-embedded-in-the-culture-we-are-living-it-is/)

[Tariq Ramadan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tariq-ramadan/)

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> [The vast majority of Malaysians are sensible people; they're moderates, they want peace, they want harmonious race relations at home. They look…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najib-razak/the-vast-majority-of-malaysians-are-sensible-people-they-re-moderates/)

[Najib Razak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najib-razak/)

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> [“Malaysians don't like to read. If you're reading this, you must not be liking it, or not Malaysian.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-yap/malaysians-don-t-like-to-read-if-you-re-reading-this-you-must-not-be/)

[Brian Yap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-yap/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/brian-yap-42916_books_malaysians-don-t-like-to-read-if-you-re_960653.jpg)

> [More than 13,000 Malaysians travel to the U.K. to study in British universities every year.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/najib-razak/more-than-13-000-malaysians-travel-to-the-u-k-to-study-in-british/)

[Najib Razak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/najib-razak/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/najib-razak-12066_british_more-than-13-000-malaysians-travel-to-th_3185328.jpg)

> [We want to defend the rights of Malaysians. We don't want to sell chunks of this country to foreign companies who will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/we-want-to-defend-the-rights-of-malaysians-we-don-t-want-to-sell/)

[Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/)

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> [We are all Malaysians. This is the bond that unites us. Let us always remember that unity is our fundamental strength as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tunku-abdul-rahman/we-are-all-malaysians-this-is-the-bond-that-unites-us-let-us-always/)

[Tunku Abdul Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tunku-abdul-rahman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3df/tunku-abdul-rahman-39907_bonding_we-are-all-malaysians-this-is-the-bond-t_2369933.png)

> [Malaysians talk with Mauritians, Arabs with Australians, South Africans with Sri Lankans, and Iranians with Indonesians. The Indian Ocean serves as both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shashi-tharoor/malaysians-talk-with-mauritians-arabs-with-australians-south-africans/)

[Shashi Tharoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shashi-tharoor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/shashi-tharoor-2698_african_malaysians-talk-with-mauritians-arabs-wi_2901279.png)

> [“By linking something to race or religion, politicians distract Malaysians from the core issue while also garnering support from those whose identities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-yap/by-linking-something-to-race-or-religion-politicians-distract/)

[Brian Yap](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-yap/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/brian-yap-42916_malaysia_by-linking-something-to-race-or-religion_2669323.jpg)

> [Malaysians, during the colonial period, were not given the top positions: we were always subordinate. Fortunately for us, the people who took…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/malaysians-during-the-colonial-period-were-not-given-the-top/)

[Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fac/mahathir-mohamad-3562_civil-servants_malaysians-during-the-colonial-period-we_2554195.jpg)

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