155 Quotes by Mahathir Mohamad

I am not anti-European. I have many friends and acquaintances who are Europeans.

When the British ruled Malaysia, they burnt millions of acres of Malaysian forests so that they could plant rubber.

When the people perceive that the print media is reporting what they believe is correct, then they tend to read the print media and to follow news on the television.

Australia is not a safe place.

Whenever I am asked who I admire most among the leaders I have met, I have no hesitation in naming Nelson Mandela.

We say less things about Australians than Australians say about us, calling me a dictator, authoritarian government.

In Asia, we live within our means. So when we are poor, we live as poor people. I think that is a lesson that Europe can learn from Asia.

In the eyes of the world, Malaysia has become a pariah state, a state where anyone can be hauled up and questioned by the police, detained, and charged through abusing laws of the country.

I cannot accept this country being destroyed by selfish people who only think about themselves.