A biography for Thaksin Shinawatrahasn’t been written yet.
“I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.”
“I'm the first Thai prime minister in history that first time win half of parliament seats and second time win 76% of parliamentary seats and I was ousted because too popular.”
“I am active in brain storming with our people, our strategists, in Thailand.”
“Don't underestimate the people. Let them decide.”
“Many corpses will be floating in the sea.”
“I don't have to come back politically, but I would like to do something that will help the people of Thailand. There must be a process under which I can come back. I want to come back to clear the chaos in Thailand, the civil war in Thailand.”
“I come from election, I come from the people. I owe gratitude to our people. I do everything for the good of the country and the people.”
“The popularity of the party and Yingluck is getting more and more.”
“I want Thailand to be a peaceful country.”
“Enough is enough. Six years you serve the countries. You been working hard. You sacrifice your time even your life. And, even your family life. So it's, it's time for me to go back as a private citizen. And contribute to the Thai society outside political arena.”
“I never, never supporting any violence and everybody that know me, and all the countries here they know well that is no one, nowhere that the former prime minister will become terrorist to hurt their own country. No way.”
“If you cannot reconcile the difference between the elite that stay behind the scene and the right of the people, that's going to be forever chaos. It's time to compromise, to allow more democracy. Those who are stay behind the scenes must hand off and observe the law.”
“The rubber industry is of much significance to our countries. For millions of our smallholders, the rubber tree is a tree of life, serving as a crucial source of income for earning a living and raising families.”
“Politicians always criticize each other in different ways.”
“I have to give moral support to my supporters. If I'm not going to fight anymore, that might hurt the feelings of my supporters. They are fighting for democracy. They are fighting for the rule of law.”
“If I were not a public figure, I wouldn't fly with Thai.”
“I will protect democracy with my life.”
“We will talk about cooperation to destroy the disease as soon as we can.”
“I am really close to the Chinese government. And I have a chance to talk to them, listen to them.”
“This is the most terrible thing that can happen in a friendly country if Thai people have to escape from the backdoor of an embassy.”