29 Quotes by Mechai Viravaidya

This proves very clearly that despite the efforts and good wishes of the Thai government in putting its own resources into tsunami relief, Thailand does need a lot of foreign assistance,

I find it disturbing that men who are products of highly developed economies come to a developing nation solely to exploit their women and their children.

I thought at the time that the prime minister had confused his country with his own family,

With the demise and disappearance of public education, people think it's gone. I've had some kids say to me, 'Is AIDS still around?'

When you start learning how to give when you're young, when you get older it is second nature. Just like stealing. Start young and you keep on stealing forever. Ask my politicians.

Well I think its more important for them to make more Catholics than to prevent AIDS right now. I hope that at some point that position shifts.

The government budget, the lack of the declaration, the prime minister's abdication from the role, and the consequent weak public education program has resulted in what we have today: a tremendous increase,

We think it's underestimated. We don't want to be nasty and call it a lie, but I think it's pretty close to it,

Definitely if the Thai government doesn't need aid, civil society and the people do need it.