Mahathir Mohamad Quotes

If the countries of Europe and of North America can be almost uniformly prosperous, we don't see why we cannot be allowed to be a little prosperous.

Mahathir Mohamad

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Topics

AmericaWhySeeEuropeLittleNorth

I came from a poor family in Coney Island. I learned to write by reading the 'Post.' This was my education.

Jerry Della Femina

FamilyEducationReadingIslandPoor

I never saw an ugly thing in my life: for let the form of an object be what it may, - light, shade, and perspective will always make it beautiful.

John Constable

LifeBeautifulLightPerspective

When I started writing, there was nothing about zombies. It was all teen movies, which to me are scarier than zombies, but that's another story.

Max Brooks

TeenMeWritingStoryMoviesThan

The body is an amazing system.

Amitabh Bachchan

AmazingBodySystem

Little Steven - the songwriter, producer, and arranger - stayed alive doing the 'Lilyhammer' score. That pretty much took up three or four years of my life, and all of my musical energy went into that.

Steven Van Zandt

LifeEnergyMy LifeDoingAliveUp

I had started law school at Florida State University as a part-timer. I would go two quarters, and they allowed me to drop out to play baseball, and then I'd get readmitted in September. I was convinced I was going to be a lawyer and was using my baseball salary to pay my way through school.

Tony La Russa

SchoolBaseballMeLawLawyerPlay

I'm afraid love may not exist the way I want it to.

Rory Freedman

LoveWantWayAfraidMayExist

My father said, 'Aren't you going to do anything to help people? We have a whole rack of relatives who are always breaking the law. At least help your relatives.' And so that's what I did.

Miriam Defensor-Santiago

FatherPeopleLawHelpYouSaid

I don't love kids.

Miley Cyrus

LoveKids

I was forced to be an artist and a CEO from the beginning, so I was forced to be like a businessman because when I was trying to get a record deal, it was so hard to get a record deal on my own that it was either give up or create my own company.

Jay-Z

BeginningTryingArtistCreateHard

I love musicals, and I grew up with them, but the first time I thought I could really do this was when I saw 'In the Heights.'

Josh Segarra

LoveTimeThoughtHeightsFirst Time

In the book, I write about children in first grade who were taught to read by reading want ads. They learned to write by writing job applications. Imagine what would happen if anyone tried to do that to children in a predominantly white suburban school.

Jonathan Kozol

ChildrenJobSchoolWritingReading

Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Quote by Mahathir Mohamad