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I want to be there for all those who are left behind in this world, whether it's because they are born poor, born a woman, or born in an area affected by devastation.
Michelle Yeoh
Woman
World
Those
Born
Area
Devastation
Because
Affected
Left
Behind
Want
Whether
Poor
Who
'The Lady' is an incredible love story about how a family was cut off from each other, about sacrifice, about the ability to put the needs of million of people before your own.
Michelle Yeoh
Love
Needs
Family
People
Sacrifice
Before
Own
Love Story
Other
Incredible
Ability
About
Put
How
Off
Lady
Story
Cut
Your
Each
Million
I think that learning Burmese has to have been one of the most challenging things that I have had to do for a movie.
Michelle Yeoh
Learning
Think
Had
Most
Been
Movie
Challenging
Things
It's all choreographed; it's a routine. So I told everyone I really wanted to try fighting in action films. I had no stunt experience, but I had the dance background, and I was very agile and coordinated. And the best thing about being a newcomer to acting is you can afford to try new things.
Michelle Yeoh
Best
You
Experience
Try
Dance
New Things
Fighting
Action
Films
Everyone
Background
About
Had
New
Stunt
Very
Afford
Being
Wanted
Really
Acting
Agile
Action Films
Coordinated
Routine
Thing
Things
I gathered as much reading material about Aung San Suu Kyi and about Burma as I could. And I read every article and every book she had written. I also had 200 hours of footage of her to watch. I tried to discover who were her heroes and where he desire and strength to pursue democracy in a non-violent fashion came from.
Michelle Yeoh
Fashion
Strength
Democracy
Book
Heroes
Reading
Every
Tried
About
Pursue
Could
Footage
Had
He
Written
Hours
Also
She
Read
Non-Violent
Material
Came
Were
Discover
Article
Where
Burma
San
Much
Who
Her
Watch
Desire
Gathered
It's our responsibility as filmmakers to tell a story that's a human drama.
Michelle Yeoh
Responsibility
Drama
Our
Tell
Human
Story
Filmmakers
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
Religion
Culture
Diversity
Country
Gone
Spite
Developing
Terms
Malaysia
Huge
Very
Race
Far
Forth
Really
Ethnicity
This mandate that I seek is about continuity and sustainability against disruption and stagnation, about moving forward versus regressing. We have to safeguard what we have already achieved. We cannot put at risk what we have; we cannot gamble away our future.
Najib Razak
Future
Moving Forward
Our
We Cannot
Seek
About
Risk
Put
Safeguard
Continuity
Versus
Mandate
Achieved
Sustainability
Cannot
Stagnation
Against
Moving
Gamble
Forward
Away
Disruption
The vast majority of Malaysians are sensible people; they're moderates, they want peace, they want harmonious race relations at home. They look for national unity.
Najib Razak
Home
Peace
People
National
Unity
Harmonious
Relations
Vast
Vast Majority
Look
Majority
Moderates
National Unity
Want
Sensible
Race
Race Relations
Detention without trial is history in Malaysia.
Najib Razak
History
Trial
Detention
Without
Malaysia
It's very alarming to see what's happening in the Muslim world. And it's about time we come to our senses and realize that moderation is the only path that will ensure peace and stability for the Muslim world, and for the wider world.
Najib Razak
Time
Peace
World
Path
Will
Our
Ensure
Muslim
Muslim World
See
About
Only
Come
Very
Moderation
Stability
Senses
Happening
Realize
Alarming
Wider
If we can increase the share of Islamic finance for the world, countries can benefit - and certainly, Malaysia can benefit from that.
Najib Razak
Finance
World
Increase
Benefit
Share
Countries
Islamic
Malaysia
Certainly
Agreeing to share prosperity, rather than let it divide us, is infinitely preferable to the alternative.
Najib Razak
Prosperity
Rather
Divide
Share
Alternative
Than
Infinitely
Preferable
Us
Agreeing
Anyone who wants to be part of the political process should adopt values that are compatible with democracy.
Najib Razak
Democracy
Political
Values
Adopt
Part
Political Process
Anyone
Wants
Process
Should
Who
Compatible
Anything to do with any new form of tax, like consumption tax in Japan, carbon tax in Australia, these are big issues that cannot be easily decided.
Najib Razak
Big
Easily
Consumption
New
Like
Issues
Australia
Any
Tax
Form
Anything
Decided
Cannot
Japan
Carbon
Prostitution and corruption are two things that mankind has had to live with for so long.
Najib Razak
Corruption
Long
Live
Had
Mankind
Things
Two
I've made Umno more democratic, more inclusive. Of course, by doing that, I'm putting myself at risk.
Najib Razak
Myself
Made
Inclusive
Risk
More
Putting
Democratic
Course
Doing
Economic progress and better education have directly resulted in the birth of a class of voters who are better informed, very demanding and highly critical.
Najib Razak
Education
Class
Progress
Better
Demanding
Birth
Critical
Directly
Economic
Resulted
Highly
Voters
Very
Informed
Who
As you know with the Arab Spring, there were no dividends.
Najib Razak
You
Spring
Arab
Arab Spring
Dividends
Know
Were
If you say something that undermines the stability of the country, then you have to be held accountable.
Najib Razak
You
Country
Say
Something
Accountable
Stability
Then
Held
We can transform the government and the economy, as well as democracy, in Malaysia.
Najib Razak
Government
Democracy
Economy
Well
Malaysia
Transform
Many young Muslims see no opportunities for themselves and do not feel they have control over their lives or a stake in their nation's future. Such pessimism leads to disengagement. We risk losing a generation of young Muslims to apathy and extremism.
Najib Razak
Future
Generation
Opportunities
Losing
Nation
Control
Young
Extremism
Muslims
See
Risk
Feel
Leads
Over
Disengagement
Stake
Apathy
Themselves
Pessimism
Many
Lives
As a leader of a majority-Muslim nation, I believe Islamic countries must better understand what young people aspire to.
Najib Razak
People
Better
Leader
Nation
Young
Believe
Must
Countries
Islamic
Understand
Young People
Aspire
For many years, Myanmar's leadership was largely shut out from the world of international diplomacy.
Najib Razak
Leadership
World
Diplomacy
Out
Years
International
Many
Largely
Shut
As the leader of Southeast Asia's oldest democracy, I am always keen to share our experiences. In the half-century since independence, we have found that steady reform is the best way to secure lasting stability. It is a process that continues in Malaysia to this day.
Najib Razak
Best
Day
Democracy
Independence
Leader
Lasting
Our
Way
Secure
Best Way
Steady
Share
Since
Always
Am
Malaysia
Southeast
Reform
Stability
Experiences
Process
Asia
Keen
Found
Oldest
My heart reaches out to those whose loved ones were lost on MH17.
Najib Razak
Heart
Lost
Those
Out
Were
Loved
Loved Ones
Whose
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