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I expect every prime minister to have his own imprint.
Mahathir Mohamad
Own
Every
Minister
Prime
Prime Minister
His
Imprint
Expect
Suppose a part of Britain or a part of America was taken away and given to the Jews as Israel. Do you think the Americans are going to sit quietly and say 'Welcome,' and all that? They won't.
Mahathir Mohamad
You
Welcome
Sit
Think
Jews
Say
Given
Part
Taken
Suppose
Israel
America
Quietly
American
Going
Away
Britain
MH370 is a Boeing 777 aircraft. It was built and equipped by Boeing. All the communications and GPS equipment must have been installed by Boeing. If they failed or have been disabled, Boeing must know how it can be done.
Mahathir Mohamad
Aircraft
Must
Disabled
Failed
Know
Built
Equipment
How
Equipped
Been
Done
Communications
You can be a liberal and accept same-sex marriage and all that, but that's your business.
Mahathir Mohamad
You
Business
Marriage
Liberal
Accept
Same-Sex
Same-Sex Marriage
Your
I don't care how sacred is freedom, but I think the time has come for governments, at least the Malaysian government, to censor the Internet.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
Time
Freedom
Internet
Care
Think
Sacred
Come
How
Least
Governments
dont Care
Censor
It is always the right of the mighty which prevails over the weak, and that is very primitive.
Mahathir Mohamad
Weak
Prevails
Over
Primitive
Always
Very
Which
Mighty
Right
It is not true at all that a free market will ensure a democracy. It doesn't. There must be a balance between a free market and some regulations which are essential in order to safeguard the interests of consumers and of people in general.
Mahathir Mohamad
Democracy
Balance
People
Will
Free
Market
Ensure
Must
Some
General
Free Market
Consumers
True
Between
Safeguard
Essential
Order
Which
Interests
Regulations
If you look at the Malaysian media, you will find that, although some are supportive of the government, many are not, and they are very critical of the government.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
You
Will
Critical
Find
Some
Supportive
Look
Although
Very
Many
Media
In Asia, we live within our means. So when we are poor, we live as poor people. I think that is a lesson that Europe can learn from Asia.
Mahathir Mohamad
People
Live
Lesson
Think
Our
Learn
Within
Asia
Poor
Poor People
Means
Europe
We believe that human rights always applies to the majority, who should have its rights protected. When people demonstrate and go to the streets, they deprive the majority from earning a living.
Mahathir Mohamad
Rights
People
Human Rights
Believe
Living
Earning
Protected
Majority
Always
Demonstrate
Go
Human
Deprive
Should
Who
Streets
We have had dealings with terrorists for a long time. From 1948 until 1990, we had domestic terrorism because the pro-communist groups wanted to overthrow the colonial government.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
Time
Terrorism
Long
Long Time
Colonial
Had
Until
Because
Terrorists
Domestic
Overthrow
Wanted
Groups
Big corporations don't just belong to one person or two persons but to a whole nation. If you let big corporations fail, then a lot of people are going to suffer.
Mahathir Mohamad
You
People
Big
Nation
Corporations
Fail
Big Corporations
Lot
Person
Going
Just
Persons
Then
Whole
Suffer
Belong
Two
When I was first named as Deputy Prime Minister, there was a feeling of shock that I should be chosen because I was labeled as being an ultra and very anti-Chinese.
Mahathir Mohamad
First
Feeling
Minister
Prime
Prime Minister
Named
Because
Labeled
Very
Shock
Being
Deputy
Should
Chosen
I believe that currency trading should not be a business at all.
Mahathir Mohamad
Business
Believe
Trading
Currency
Should
There's no point in treating a currency like a commodity, devaluing it artificially and causing a lot of poverty among poor countries.
Mahathir Mohamad
Poverty
No Point
Point
Countries
Like
Causing
Lot
Artificially
Currency
Commodity
Poor
Poor Countries
Among
Treating
There is no such thing as absolute freedom of the press, not even in the most advanced countries in the world. There are things you just don't say, because it will destabilise the environment.
Mahathir Mohamad
Freedom
You
World
Will
Say
Press
Absolute
Absolute Freedom
Advanced
Environment
Countries
Most
Because
Just
Even
Thing
Things
I am glad to be labeled anti-Semitic.
Mahathir Mohamad
Glad
Am
Anti-Semitic
Labeled
I won't call it UMNO anymore; this is Najib's party. I feel embarrassed that I am associated with a party that is seen as supporting corruption - it had caused me to feel ashamed.
Mahathir Mohamad
Me
Corruption
Seen
Party
Embarrassed
Had
Feel
Supporting
Call
Am
Caused
Anymore
Ashamed
Associated
When the people perceive that the print media is reporting what they believe is correct, then they tend to read the print media and to follow news on the television.
Mahathir Mohamad
News
People
Believe
Correct
Television
Follow
Perceive
Tend
Read
Print
Reporting
Then
Media
When the people believe that the print media and the government-controlled TV are not really reporting what is happening, then people turn away from them, and their next resort is, of course, to access the Internet and what they can get on the Internet.
Mahathir Mohamad
People
Internet
Believe
Resort
TV
Print
Course
Access
Get
Reporting
Happening
Them
Turn
Then
Really
Next
Media
Away
We can go into the Chinese market, develop the engine, new models of cars. Proton can compete. What is the point of giving the company to foreigners? It will revert to the same situation where foreigners just assemble their cars here. We learn nothing.
Mahathir Mohamad
Car
Will
Giving
Situation
Nothing
Market
Point
Develop
New
Learn
Go
Foreigners
Revert
Models
Same
Just
Where
Chinese
Engine
Assemble
Company
Compete
Here
The government seems to be set on bankrupting Proton and selling it off, because I think it is regarded as my baby.
Mahathir Mohamad
Government
Think
Baby
Seems
Because
Off
Selling
Regarded
Set
I am saying that currency trading is unnecessary, unproductive, and immoral. It should be stopped. It should be made illegal.
Mahathir Mohamad
Saying
Made
Unnecessary
Immoral
Unproductive
Am
Trading
Currency
Stopped
Should
Illegal
I achieved too little result from my principal task, the task of making my race a race that is respected, a race that is honourable, a race that is highly regarded.
Mahathir Mohamad
Result
Too
Respected
Honourable
Highly
Principal
Making
Task
Achieved
Regarded
Little
Race
We want to defend the rights of Malaysians. We don't want to sell chunks of this country to foreign companies who will develop whole towns.
Mahathir Mohamad
Rights
Will
Country
Chunks
Develop
Towns
Foreign
Sell
Want
Who
Companies
Whole
Defend
Jewish stinginess and financial wizardry gained them commercial control of Europe and provoked anti-Semitism, which waxed and waned in Europe throughout the ages.
Mahathir Mohamad
Financial
Anti-Semitism
Control
Waxed
Throughout
Provoked
Commercial
Which
Gained
Them
Ages
Europe
Jewish
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