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Mahathir Mohamad Quotes

born 1925

Also known as: Mahathir bin Mohamad, Mahathir bin Mohamed

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We should arrive at work on time but leave 15 minutes later as a voluntary contribution to society and the nation.

For us to opt for super-power collusion would be submitting ourselves to be pawns in their conflicts and rivalries.

We live in a world of instant communication which has spawned instant events, instant interviews and instant comments.

Scientific and technological knowledge like all other forms of knowledge, we believe, increases as you share it with others.

Singapore's success story in the economic and social fields cannot but be a model for Malaysians rather than an object of envy.

We do hope that actual direct trade with the Netherlands will increase.

Malaysia as a member of ASEAN is committed to improve the quality of life of our peoples and to enhance their general well-being.

We should work for the people, for the nation, and for the Almighty.

ASEAN’s resilience and success serves as a model and shining example to other developing countries on meaningful economic cooperation.

No one is indispensable because everyone is indispensable.

Let your success inspire you to greater achievements.

ASEAN countries, who are both the source and the bearer of the brunt of the international dadah problem, merit greater attention of the world community.

The foreign military invasion and continued occupation of Kampuchea is a crime against the Kampuchean people and a threat to regional peace and security.

Those weapons are for nothing less than murder.

This world-wide depression is man-made. It is made in the powerful countries by short-sighted people.

No man is above the law, not even those in power. Those in power are in fact trustees and their duty is to promote the public good, not self-enrichment.

Preventing the developing countries from industrialising is not doing anyone any good. Everyone is forced to pay high prices when there is an abundance of everything.

We are happy to see increased interest by Dutch businessmen in investment opportunities in Malaysia.

Malaysia will work closely with Thailand for the preservation of peace and stability in the region.

Those who give priority to short-term gains are most often involved in corruption and irregularities.

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mahathir Mohamad (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.