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Quotes by Indonesian Authors

"Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!"
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"Our Prophet was a radical too- he fought against the injustices of his community and challenged the feudal order of his society, so they called him a radical. So what? We should be proud of that!"
"Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit."
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is being destroyed right next to them. Their neighbours are being murdered, but they only make calculations for their own benefit."
"Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile."
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"Oil wealth has been a curse on us, made us weak and docile."
"Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails."
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"Likewise the leader of any state has to do the same, he has to enforce Shariah firmly, for he will be held in account later in the afterlife if he fails."
"Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated."
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"Today the Western powers and media want to domesticate us like sheep, to keep us tame and domesticated."
"Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family."
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family."
"I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights."
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Megawati Sukarnoputri
"I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights."
"I don't talk in ifs."
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Abdurrahman Wahid
"I don't talk in ifs."
"The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower."
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower."
"What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything?"
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"What use is revelation or religion if it doesnt change anything?"
"But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour."
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour."
"I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it."
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Abdurrahman Wahid
"I told the students that we can exert pressure without resorting to violence, and that we can move towards democracy without violence; that way, God will allow it."
"What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?"
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"What honour have we got left, when nobody is listening to us?"
"Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?"
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Abu Bakar Bashir
"Why should we use the Dollar even when we trade among ourselves?"
"I do not like violence."
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Abdurrahman Wahid
"I do not like violence."
"Never trust a man who teaches about death but yet had no real experience at all about it."
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Toba Beta
"Never trust a man who teaches about death but yet had no real experience at all about it."
"Humans are about to grasp basic substances of all creations. When that moment comes, life or death are no longer matters."
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Toba Beta
"Humans are about to grasp basic substances of all creations. When that moment comes, life or death are no longer matters."
"If you divide something that is essentially one, you will end up with imaginary infinite numbers."
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Toba Beta
"If you divide something that is essentially one, you will end up with imaginary infinite numbers."
"There is no such thing as magic, supernatural, miracle; only something that's still beyond logic of the observer."
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Toba Beta
"There is no such thing as magic, supernatural, miracle; only something that's still beyond logic of the observer."
"Every man should believe in something.If not..he would doubt everything, even himself."
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Toba Beta
"Every man should believe in something.If not..he would doubt everything, even himself."
"Truth is something believed in heart.Fact is anything happened in realities."
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Toba Beta
"Truth is something believed in heart.Fact is anything happened in realities."
"The old resists the new one.'Change hurts' is the reason."
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Toba Beta
"The old resists the new one.'Change hurts' is the reason."
"You can trust bad liars."
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Toba Beta
"You can trust bad liars."
"Somebody is observing my writings, I know that.That's one reason why I keep reading and writing."
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Toba Beta
"Somebody is observing my writings, I know that.That's one reason why I keep reading and writing."
"I don't impressed if you're a religious person.I just wanna know about soul behind that mask."
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Toba Beta
"I don't impressed if you're a religious person.I just wanna know about soul behind that mask."
"Error of omission begets new rules."
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Toba Beta
"Error of omission begets new rules."
"Essence of any creature encompasses more than one realm.Here now this body, is a vehicle of my essence in this universe."
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Toba Beta
"Essence of any creature encompasses more than one realm.Here now this body, is a vehicle of my essence in this universe."
"At a certain level of learning and understanding,right or wrong ain't the issue, but different interest."
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Toba Beta
"At a certain level of learning and understanding,right or wrong ain't the issue, but different interest."
"Nuclear is clear so near to fear and tear."
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Toba Beta
"Nuclear is clear so near to fear and tear."
"Pick a side or create new one ! Otherwise be a coward or traitor."
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Toba Beta
"Pick a side or create new one ! Otherwise be a coward or traitor."
"The quality of beauty lies on how beholder values an object."
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Toba Beta
"The quality of beauty lies on how beholder values an object."
"It's so tempting to resist a little gift when you're expecting the otherwise."
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Toba Beta
"It's so tempting to resist a little gift when you're expecting the otherwise."
"Just because yet unable to comprehend the real form of the edge, doesn't mean that this universe is infinite."
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Toba Beta
"Just because yet unable to comprehend the real form of the edge, doesn't mean that this universe is infinite."
"Holiness on earth is a spiritual fantasy."
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Toba Beta
"Holiness on earth is a spiritual fantasy."
"People addicted with technology.Technology has indulged mankind. Beware of technology dependency!"
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Toba Beta
"People addicted with technology.Technology has indulged mankind. Beware of technology dependency!"
"The way of war was the invention of heavenly beings."
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Toba Beta
"The way of war was the invention of heavenly beings."
"You praise man who has the ability to perform great actions.I admire man who can deal with great pain and knows no despair."
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Toba Beta
"You praise man who has the ability to perform great actions.I admire man who can deal with great pain and knows no despair."
"No definite sciencewithout trial & error."
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Toba Beta
"No definite sciencewithout trial & error."
"I can be an arrogant people If I have to, or when the situation demands me to act so.It is one way for me to make arrogance useful.So if I know not people well, I don't judge them."
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Toba Beta
"I can be an arrogant people If I have to, or when the situation demands me to act so.It is one way for me to make arrogance useful.So if I know not people well, I don't judge them."
"I once visited a village of primitive people.At village, I felt time and life moved slower."
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Toba Beta
"I once visited a village of primitive people.At village, I felt time and life moved slower."
"Attitude is better than aptitude."
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Toba Beta
"Attitude is better than aptitude."
"Ideas are seeds of existence in absolute emptiness.Creative words are the building blocks of such ideas."
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Toba Beta
"Ideas are seeds of existence in absolute emptiness.Creative words are the building blocks of such ideas."
"Hope attracts chances."
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Toba Beta
"Hope attracts chances."
"If you want a revenge, don't hold it. It poisons you.Either you just let the grudge go, or make him chary."
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Toba Beta
"If you want a revenge, don't hold it. It poisons you.Either you just let the grudge go, or make him chary."
"The real funny thing is, whether the demons exist or not at all in your life, it's nothing to do whether you believe or not to one, none nor both of them."
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Toba Beta
"The real funny thing is, whether the demons exist or not at all in your life, it's nothing to do whether you believe or not to one, none nor both of them."
"Powerful words harmonize heart and mind as if a symphony."
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Toba Beta
"Powerful words harmonize heart and mind as if a symphony."
"Ignorance is a knowledge illiteracy."
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Toba Beta
"Ignorance is a knowledge illiteracy."
"Wanna know the truth about yourself and this universe? Just learn to understand your DNA code then you'll see."
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Toba Beta
"Wanna know the truth about yourself and this universe? Just learn to understand your DNA code then you'll see."
"Pride is the mother of arrogance."
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Toba Beta
"Pride is the mother of arrogance."
"There's a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain't everything because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory."
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Toba Beta
"There's a moment in fighting when strength of muscle ain't everything because enemy has already given you enough energy to gain the victory."
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