Malaysian - Politician | July 10, 1925 -
Malaysia has got all the things in place to continue growth: the policies are there; the mechanisms are there. So, I think even when I am not around, Malaysia can do with other people who are converse with our policies.
Mahathir Mohamad
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All leaders must have some power. Without power, you can't be a leader.
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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 - I'm dead anyway.
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Malaysia is particularly sensitive: we have three races here and 29 different tribes. If you allow people to say what they like, there will be violence, confrontations, and all that. We need stability.
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When developing countries go to the WTO and register their protest over things, they should be heard. Their views should be considered by the rich countries.
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The government seems to be set on bankrupting Proton and selling it off, because I think it is regarded as my baby.
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Big corporations don't just belong to one person or two persons but to a whole nation. If you let big corporations fail, then a lot of people are going to suffer.
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We can go into the Chinese market, develop the engine, new models of cars. Proton can compete. What is the point of giving the company to foreigners? It will revert to the same situation where foreigners just assemble their cars here. We learn nothing.
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A heretic can be tolerated. But a heresy cannot.
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For me, to say I want to go to sleep and retire and prepare for my afterlife, I think that is very selfish.
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When I was first named as Deputy Prime Minister, there was a feeling of shock that I should be chosen because I was labeled as being an ultra and very anti-Chinese.
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When you are in the government, you have to demonise your opposition.
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