Mahathir Mohamad Quotes

I believe that every leader has a right to implement his own policy. But when I see things that are done that are not right - abuse of power, wrong approaches, wrong strategies, making use of foreign consultants, including those discarded by other countries - I feel that I have to have my say.

Mahathir Mohamad

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What did I know about lawyering? I just thought it was another way to stay in Austin for another three years.

Joe Jamail

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The bad news is that 50 people died in a hotel fire; the good news is that we got exclusive footage.

Jessica Savitch

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Against her ankles as she trod The lucky buttercups did nod.

Jean Ingelow

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I just love working with actors in general.

Treat Williams

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Birds sing after a storm; why shouldn't people feel as free to delight in whatever sunlight remains to them?

Rose Kennedy

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It is not enough to show people how to live better: there is a mandate for any group with enormous powers of communication to show people how to be better.

Marya Mannes

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Sitting in America, we never get to know the other side in any kind of believable way. We have so many movies about Iraq, Afghanistan, and this and that, but there is never a character from that side.

Mira Nair

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Money can be taken away from you, by the IRS or by pistol. That's why I always measure riches in terms of wisdom. No one can ever take from you what you know.

Juan Gabriel

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You can tell MMA is a carb sport because it's fast; it's explosive. It's not a fat storage sport.

Demetrious Johnson

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Body language is a very powerful tool. We had body language before we had speech, and apparently, 80% of what you understand in a conversation is read through the body, not the words.

Deborah Bull

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In everything I've done, I always just hated to lose more than I like to win.

Chris Paul

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I've got children and it's still this one thing that I feel incredibly proud about, when my children are in the playground with their friends and they know about 'Doctor Who'. It's a great feeling. I can sit down with them and watch the new 'Doctor' with my kids.

Clive Standen

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