Leadership is inherent in our nature and is fundamental to our origins, our human makeup — and our destiny. ― Israelmore Ayivo, inspirational writer To help write Tun Ahmad Zaidi’s memoir, I joined the Governor and his family on a walk down memory lane. I started by accompanying Tun Zaidi
We feel free when we escape — even if it be but from the frying pan to the fire. – Eric Hoffer, American philosopher As Ahmad Zaidi Adruce took refuge at a Malay fisherman’s abode at Sibu Laut, 16 miles from Kuching, he contemplated his future. It was the eve
The true revolutionary is guided by a great feeling of love. It is impossible to think of a genuine revolutionary lacking this quality. – Che Guevara, Argentine revolutionary and a major figure of the Cuban Revolution IF my father were alive today, he would be exactly 108 years old! A
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. – John C. Maxwell, American author It has taken 60 years — for the lifelong dream, to build on foundations of poverty, war, and strife — to become a united country ushering in its diamond
The future lies with those wise political leaders who realise that the great public is interested more in government than in politics. – Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd president of USA Many have forgotten Stephen Kalong Ningkan was not only the state’s inaugural chief minister but also Sarawak’s first political victim.
Sarawak should accept policies from the federal government because Sarawak received a lot of money from the federal government. Without their assistance, we could never hope to progress so quickly. – Tun Abdul Rahman Yakub, third chief minister Sarawak may be the most democratic ‘country’ in the world but as
Communism doesn’t work because people like to own stuff. – Frank Zappa, American composer and musician On February 6, 1972, the federal government published a White Paper entitled ‘The Threat of Armed Communism in Sarawak’. Sarawak had reached the crossroads of its political journey as Malaysia was fighting two wars
The day will come when men will recognise woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race.
Being brave meant that though you might be frightened, you would face the greatest danger if you knew it was the right thing to do. – Anne Holm, Danish journalist, and writer In the early hours of December 8, 1962, the rural shantytown of Limbang underwent an infamous insurrection which
Everyone falls down. Getting up is how you learn to walk. – Waltz Disney, American animator, film producer Few people know that communism in Sarawak started as early as the 1950s in three major Kuching Chinese-language papers which they controlled. It was Malaysia’s best-kept secret until the Malayan Communist Party
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