155 Quotes by Mahathir Mohamad

It is possible to impoverish a country merely by reducing the value of their currency, ... What we have grown is still there, but the value of our wealth has diminished 50 percent.

Sudden change, even if it is for the good, is disruptive. Democracy for people who are not used to it can undermine stability, resulting in war even.

There are links among Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines on this. I believe Singapore too, although I don't have the facts,

unable to accept the absolute freedom that you believe in. ... One day perhaps we will be comfortable with your values, but for the moment we are not comfortable.

Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million, but today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight and die for them.

Islam is not just for the seventh century AD. Times have changed. Whether we like it or not, we have to change,

The terrorists may get away. Even if they are killed or captured, so long as there are still terrorists around, there's no guarantee that others will not terrorize.

Praise Allah, we must be thankful for the situation in our country because a transition of power in the government would normally be plagued with all sorts of problems, chaos, power struggle and so forth,

People tend to respond more positively to the friendly approach than to confrontations. Pushed into a corner, even the weakest will fight.