--- title: "4 Asia Quotes By Mahathir Mohamad" description: "4 Asia quotes by Mahathir Mohamad. Plus more from Mahathir Mohamad and more Asia sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/mahathir-mohamad-3562_again-and-again_once-started-religious-strife-has-a-tend_347415.png" --- > [Once started, religious strife has a tendency to go on and on - to become permanent feuds. Today we see such intractable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/once-started-religious-strife-has-a-tendency-to-go-on-and-on-to/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de4/mahathir-mohamad-3562_again-and-again_once-started-religious-strife-has-a-tend_347415.png) > [In Asia, we live within our means. So when we are poor, we live as poor people. I think that is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/in-asia-we-live-within-our-means-so-when-we-are-poor-we-live-as-poor/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/71d/mahathir-mohamad-3562_asia_in-asia-we-live-within-our-means-so-when_1405865.png) > [If Australia wants to be a friend of Asia, it should stop behaving as if it is there to teach us how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/if-australia-wants-to-be-a-friend-of-asia-it-should-stop-behaving-as/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/11d/mahathir-mohamad-3562_asia_if-australia-wants-to-be-a-friend-of-asi_1848186.png) > [Most Americans, I think, know very little about East Asia or Southeast Asia. American businesspeople who have been here, they are very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/most-americans-i-think-know-very-little-about-east-asia-or-southeast/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/034/mahathir-mohamad-3562_american_most-americans-i-think-know-very-little_3197817.png) ## Other authors on Asia - [Gerry Abbey 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/gerry-abbey/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/noam-chomsky/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-barack-obama-16275.jpg) Barack Obama 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/barack-obama/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-martin-jacques-64730.jpg) Martin Jacques 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/martin-jacques/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lee-hsien-loong-59290.jpg) Lee Hsien Loong 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/lee-hsien-loong/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hillary-clinton-42043.jpg) Hillary Clinton 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/hillary-clinton/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-amartya-sen-12176.jpg) Amartya Sen 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/amartya-sen/) ## More by Mahathir Mohamad > [I cannot keep quiet even when I am a lone voice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/i-cannot-keep-quiet-even-when-i-am-a-lone-voice/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [The Internet is undermining moral values.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/the-internet-is-undermining-moral-values/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [In Malaysia, trials have always been fair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/in-malaysia-trials-have-always-been-fair/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [There are certain things that we can deal with by following the rules. But at times, we find the rules restrict you from doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/there-are-certain-things-that-we-can-deal-with-by-following-the-rules/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [A heretic can be tolerated. But a heresy cannot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/a-heretic-can-be-tolerated-but-a-heresy-cannot/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/the-malays-are-spiritually-inclined-tolerant-and-easy-going-the-non/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [Any organisation has a future, provided it is properly led and it sticks to the objective of that organisation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/any-organisation-has-a-future-provided-it-is-properly-led-and-it/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [In the eyes of the world, Malaysia has become a pariah state, a state where anyone can be hauled up and questioned by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/in-the-eyes-of-the-world-malaysia-has-become-a-pariah-state-a-state/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [I not only think but also look and study things carefully. When I travel around, I look at things carefully, make comparisons of what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/i-not-only-think-but-also-look-and-study-things-carefully-when-i/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [Suppose a part of Britain or a part of America was taken away and given to the Jews as Israel. Do you think the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/suppose-a-part-of-britain-or-a-part-of-america-was-taken-away-and/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [When you have a prime minister who is corrupt, then you can be sure that a country cannot be anything else but corrupt.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/when-you-have-a-prime-minister-who-is-corrupt-then-you-can-be-sure/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [I am the first authoritarian government elected to become a dictator and then resigning as a dictator. So this is the first dictator in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/i-am-the-first-authoritarian-government-elected-to-become-a-dictator/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [It would seem the people who want to preserve the Penans' way of life are condemning them to a life full of diseases and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/it-would-seem-the-people-who-want-to-preserve-the-penans-way-of-life/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [Once started, religious strife has a tendency to go on and on - to become permanent feuds. Today we see such intractable inter-religious wars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/once-started-religious-strife-has-a-tendency-to-go-on-and-on-to/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) > [Membership of an organisation is good, as long as you can make yourself heard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mahathir-mohamad/membership-of-an-organisation-is-good-as-long-as-you-can-make/) [Mahathir Mohamad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mahathir-mohamad/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/asia/mahathir-mohamad/#itemlist", "name": "4 Asia Quotes By Mahathir Mohamad", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once started, religious strife has a tendency to go on and on - to become permanent feuds. 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