Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad
people stranger
If you know each other well, you want to do business with people you know well. You don't do business with strangers.
race chinese materialistic
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 equality to come about, it is necessary that these strikingly contrasting races adjust to each other.
christian teaching islamic
I'm a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion... But for over 1,400 years people have been interpreting and re-interpreting the religion to suit their own purpose! ... These [extremist and terrorist acts] are not Islamic fundamentals any more than the Christians who burned people at the stake are fundamentalist. They are actually deviating from the teachings of the religion!
influence problem concerned
No one should have extra influence on an organisation. We should always regard ourselves as equals in the organisation, and we should be concerned about each other's problems.
Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation.
nice people polite
I'm brash and abrasive but that's because I've noticed when people are nice and polite they never get anywhere.
voice quiet lone
I cannot keep quiet even when I am a lone voice.
mistake thinking needs
We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right.
notorious ifs
If you can't be famous, at least you can be notorious.
ignorance knowledge law
Knowledge has always been important, of course. The ancient Egyptians did not raise the stones for the pyramids relying on the incantations of their gods. The waters in the irrigation canals of the great Indus Civilisation did not flow according to the laws of ignorance. Knowledge has always been power and wealth.
thinking looks faces
I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons of what I see. I don't accept things at face value, you cannot trust what you hear or see. Don't jump to conclusions without thinking.
He can do that at some other time. But APEC is not the time,
democratic
The UN is hardly democratic.