1.
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
'Let us recognize that our shared Malaysian identity is our most powerful asset, and that solidarity is the key to forging a prosperous future.'
2.
Life in this world is short. Let us make use of our lives in the pursuit of happiness and not trouble.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Live life to the fullest and strive for contentment, not strife.
3.
We must each always think first of Malaysia, of the national need and least of ourselves …Everyone must try to help and see that the people are one-minded, with loyalty and one aim, to make Malaysia – the land we love – a happy abode for all of us. If we all do this then we can guarantee liberty, security, prosperity and happiness for the future.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
4.
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
5.
Some people think that as soon as you plant a tree, it must bear fruit. We must allow it to grow a bit.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
"Not all success is immediate; sometimes we must give things time to develop."
6.
Great men simplify great principles and make them easily intelligible to ordinary men
Tunku Abdul Rahman
'Eminent people distill grand concepts and render them accessible to the average person.'
7.
We usually forget that apart from making a living on this earth, human beings live in societies and these societies have cultures. It is only through having cultures that mankind on this earth has an ordered and meaningful life. Music and drama are two of the many important manifestation of a culture. They are important because they represent the expressions emanating from the power of human artistic creativity
Tunku Abdul Rahman
8.
In the old days people never bothered about what others did, so long as they were free to do what they liked themselves. Today, one cannot sneeze without being corrected, let alone enjoy oneself. That's what politics have done to our society
Tunku Abdul Rahman
9.
In the twenty-five years that have passed since the ending of the World War when the people of this country emerged from generations of humiliation under foreign occupation, we have accomplished much to our credit, overcome many difficulties and changed the course of our history.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
10.
Kuan Yew, I can never trust you as a politician.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
11.
Singapore shall cease to be a state of Malaysia and shall forever be an independent and sovereign state and nation separate from and independent of Malaysia, and that the government of Malaysia recognises the government of Singapore as an independent and sovereign government of Singapore and will always work in friendship and cooperation with it.
Tunku Abdul Rahman
