Mahathir Mohamad Quotes
born 1925
Also known as: Mahathir bin Mohamad, Mahathir bin Mohamed
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We pledge to continue this friendly and cooperative relationship for mutual benefits.
If your shares or your companies are up for sale then we reserve the right to buy if we think that it is worthwhile.
Despite the various efforts made by us to secure fair terms of trade, we have, we must admit, largely been unsuccessful.
A prosperous Malaysia will make a better customer and trading partner for Japan.
Killing OPEC is likely to result in more Mexicos, rather than economic recovery.
High interest rates in a nation which lives on credit mean lowered consumption, lowered inventories and lowered investments.
We in Southeast Asia have entered an era fraught with unprecedented perils.
Together we would be laying the foundation for an enduring and meaningful relationship between our two countries and peoples.
I have no doubt that your visit will further strengthen the relations and foster greater cooperation between our two countries.
It is better that we fall back on our own resources than to place our hopes on understanding and help from the unfeeling North.
Whatever achievements made in the national interest has been due to team effort and to the support and cooperation of the people.
The international environment is pregnant with possibilities of serious tension, conflicts, even unthinkable catastrophes for mankind.
There is no basic difference between the Nazis and the Israelis.
Imagine the consternation among French exporters if Malaysia were to insist that they must use Bahasa Malaysia in all their documentation.
Some industrially developed nations really feel free to scour and devour the developing nations by their exploitative methods and practices.
Your support for the aspirations of the developing countries to effect structural changes to the international economic order cannot go without special mention.
Scientific knowledge should be used not merely for material development, but also for the enhancement of the quality of life, and the achievement of peace and harmony.
Guerillas and terrorists are good potential customers. Who cares what these people will do with the weapons? The important thing is volume and foreign exchange earnings.
Despite our disappointment in solving commodity problems, ASEAN should continue to adopt a collective approach and joint efforts in pursuing international economic issues.
The NICs are never ever going to displace you. They may in a few unsophisticated areas — and this will be to the good. But on the whole they are going to remain relatively backward.