Mahathir Mohamad
Mahathir Mohamad
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.
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,
Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation.
done action policy
When I became Prime Minister, I looked back on what was done before - what were the policies and actions before - and I thought that I need to be critical if I'm going to do anything at all.
country believe training
Most developing countries would know Malaysia quite well. Why? It is because we believe in contacts. We offer them some help for training, for example. We call it 'technical cooperation'.
party thinking election
When you have elections in which 90% or 95% or 99% of those elected come from one party, then I think there is some fraudulent act.
democratic
The UN is hardly democratic.