Mahathir Mohamad Quotes

"It shows that we are tough. We had promised to take action against terrorists, whether they are locals or foreigners creating trouble in our country, we detained them,"

"example of selfless devotion to charity. I hope she can be a good example to all charity workers and philanthropists."

"This means that democracy will not exist and dictatorship by foreign powers with their puppet governments will be the system of the world."

"Despite the less than favourable external environment, growth is estimated at 5.0 percent for 2005,"

"By and large, I think other members of the U.S. government understand the way we deal with our problems in Malaysia."

"We can predict that in the future, the borders of independent nations will be breached at the whims and fancies of the superpowers,"

"This meeting was really meant to keep us close together and up to date on each other's problems and how we can resolve these problems and also to encourage cooperation in the economic field and the cultural (arena),"

"I am quite sure the court has given this sentence because the court thinks that is the right punishment for whatever,"

"I'm not going to lose any sleep ... My conscience is clear,"

"It is the good life that democracy brings that counts, not democracy per se."

"He did not raise anything about democracy or human rights in Malaysia,"

"They hate Malaysia, especially the current leadership, and hate it extremely."

"It is obvious that we are short of scientists. With what we have, it may not be possible for us to compete (in terms of) innovation,"

"I was also following something my mother taught me. When you are enjoying a real good meal, stop when the food is still good. So, I guess it's good for me to stop now,"

"We will not take any action or support this action,"

"I'm not going to lose any sleep, ... I still believe that he's guilty. My conscience is clear."

"It is true that somebody paid but it was not the (Malaysian) government. I understood some people paid a sum of money to lobbyists in America but I do not know who these people were, and it was not the Malaysian government."

"Now Australia is basically European and it has made clear to the rest of the world it is the deputy sheriff to America."

"We were also able to clear up a few minor bilateral issues regarding trade and some logging issues, ... There is some problem about logging at the border, trading at the border, border crossings et cetera."

"The economic crisis has impoverished ASEAN economies and undermined national stability,"