It would seem the people who want to preserve the Penans' way of life are condemning them to a life full of… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
When the people believe that the print media and the government-controlled TV are not really reporting what is happening, then people turn… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
If you know each other well, you want to do business with people you know well. You don't do business with strangers. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Democracy for people who are not used to it can undermine stability, resulting in war. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
In Asia, we live within our means. So when we are poor, we live as poor people. I think that is a… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
The little Napoleons in UMNO try to keep out people who are more intelligent than themselves. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Big corporations don't just belong to one person or two persons but to a whole nation. If you let big corporations fail,… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I'm basically a creature of habit - I do practically the same thing every week, every day of every week: I go… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Malaysia is particularly sensitive: we have three races here and 29 different tribes. If you allow people to say what they like,… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
We believe that human rights always applies to the majority, who should have its rights protected. When people demonstrate and go to… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I don't care much whether people remember me or not. If people remember, well and good. If they don't remember, it's alright… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Quite a few people who are in the media and in control of the big money seem to want to see these… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I'm brash and abrasive but that's because I've noticed when people are nice and polite they never get anywhere. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, ... In reality, the people in that country are the ones… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I assume that people react to things as I would react. For example, if you are nice to people, they should be… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I cannot accept this country being destroyed by selfish people who only think about themselves. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I'm a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion... But for over 1,400 years… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Malaysians, during the colonial period, were not given the top positions: we were always subordinate. Fortunately for us, the people who took… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
When the people perceive that the print media is reporting what they believe is correct, then they tend to read the print… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I know I'm not popular with all the people. Remember, I am 'cruel' or a 'pharaoh.' That's all right. In politics, you… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Malaysia has got all the things in place to continue growth: the policies are there; the mechanisms are there. So, I think… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
There are certain things that we can deal with by following the rules. But at times, we find the rules restrict you from doing… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
The Malays are spiritually inclined, tolerant, and easy-going. The non-Malays, and especially the Chinese, are materialistic, aggressive, and have an appetite for work. For… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
In the eyes of the world, Malaysia has become a pariah state, a state where anyone can be hauled up and questioned by the… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons of what… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Suppose a part of Britain or a part of America was taken away and given to the Jews as Israel. Do you think the… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
When you have a prime minister who is corrupt, then you can be sure that a country cannot be anything else but corrupt. — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
I am the first authoritarian government elected to become a dictator and then resigning as a dictator. So this is the first dictator in… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
