“I know the situation of the Commonwealth generally, and I know that the aim should be to make the Commonwealth much more relevant to the poorer countries.” KnowsShouldCountrySituationAimRelevantCommonwealth 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
“When you have elections in which 90% or 95% or 99% of those elected come from one party, then I think there is some fraudulent act.” ThinkingPartyElection Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation.” SticksObjectivesOrganisation Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“No one should have extra influence on an organisation. We should always regard ourselves as equals in the organisation, and we should be concerned about each other's problems.” ShouldProblemInfluenceConcernedShould HaveRegardExtrasOrganisation 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
“Most developing countries would know Malaysia quite well. Why? It is because we believe in contacts. We offer them some help for training, for example. We call it 'technical cooperation'.” KnowsBelieveWellsCountryHelpingExampleOffersTrainingContactDevelopingCooperationDeveloping CountriesMalaysia Author:Mahathir Mohamad
“Donald Trump tried to set up this debate where it was going to be globalists vs. nationalists, and the Republicans were going to be the nationalists. But, if anything, the Democrats looked more patriotic and more nationalist at the end of these two.” IfsTwoEndsTrumpRepublicanDemocratDebatePatriotic Author:David Brooks
“For the Republican Convention, I think of Trump's speech and sort of the darkness, the fear of crime, the need for a strong arm really, and so that one core theme.” ThinkingNeedsStrongDarknessCrimeArmsTrumpRepublicanSpeechCoreThemeConventionsStrong Arms Author:David Brooks
“I really think of [Donald] Trump erratic. I think that was the big message that came out. The positive agenda for Hillary [Clinton] was a little less vibrant.” ThinkingLittlesBigsTrumpMessagesClintonAgendasErratic Author:David Brooks