Mahathir bin Mohamad

"What concerns me right now is that with the actions of Dr Mahathir, who is a lauded statesman and a beloved international icon, the country could become unstable, driving away foreign investors from t…"

"The Malays are spiritually inclined, tolerant and easy-going. The non-Malays, and especially the Chinese, are materialistic, aggressive and have an appetite for work. For equality to come about, it is…"

"We are actually very strong. 1.3 billion people cannot be simply wiped out. The Europeans killed 6 million Jews out of 12 million. But today the Jews rule the world by proxy. They get others to fight …"

"To be known you have to be a little bit nasty. In any case, I'm nasty only toward governments. I'm not nasty towards business people."

"He has no close friends that I know of."

"It is disgraceful that you should be used by adults for the purpose of trying to shame us ... The timber industry helps hundreds of thousands of poor people in Malaysia. Are they supposed to remain po…"

"To be a great leader, one needs to have good strategies, be knowledgeable and able to predict the future."

"We need an opposition to remind us if we are making mistakes. When you are not opposed you think everything you do is right."