“I'm brash and abrasive but that's because I've noticed when people are nice and polite they never get anywhere.” PeopleNicePoliteBrash Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“Malaysians, during the colonial period, were not given the top positions: we were always subordinate. Fortunately for us, the people who took over were mainly civil servants: people who were serving the Government.” PeopleGovernmentGivenPositionPeriodsServantServingSubordinatesCivil Servants Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“If you know each other well, you want to do business with people you know well. You don't do business with strangers.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantWellsStranger Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“Some people say that we here have no freedom of religion, ... In reality, the people in that country are the ones who were forced to embrace a religion.” PeopleCountryRealityEmbraceFreedom Of Religion Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“I'm a fundamentalist in the true sense. That is to say, I follow the fundamentals of religion... But for over 1,400 years people have been interpreting and re-interpreting the religion to suit their own purpose! ... These [extremist and terrorist acts] are not Islamic fundamentals any more than the Christians who burned people at the stake are fundamentalist. They are actually deviating from the teachings of the religion!” PeopleYearsHas BeensChristianPurposeTeachingFundamentalsTerroristSuitsIslamicStakesBurnedExtremistFundamentalistInterpretingFundamentalist Religion Author:Mahathir Mohamad
