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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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"I don't talk in ifs."
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Abdurrahman Wahid
"I don't talk in ifs."
"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 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?"
"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?"
"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."
"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?"
"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."
"I do not like violence."
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Abdurrahman Wahid
"I do not like violence."
"You are the fairy tale told by your ancestors."
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Toba Beta
"You are the fairy tale told by your ancestors."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"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!"
"Arrogance likes to appear humble in public."
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Toba Beta
"Arrogance likes to appear humble in public."
"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."
"Holiness on earth is a spiritual fantasy."
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Toba Beta
"Holiness on earth is a spiritual fantasy."
"You can trust bad liars."
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Toba Beta
"You can trust bad liars."
"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."
"We begin to learn wisely when we're willing to see world from other people's perspective."
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Toba Beta
"We begin to learn wisely when we're willing to see world from other people's perspective."
"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."
"You don't need to be so fierce and bluffing..if you already know that I can't be intimidated."
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Toba Beta
"You don't need to be so fierce and bluffing..if you already know that I can't be intimidated."
"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."
"Nuclear is clear so near to fear and tear."
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Toba Beta
"Nuclear is clear so near to fear and tear."
"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 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."
"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."
"It's so funny you judge me arrogant after I succeeded.You didn't help me at all when I was so poor and needy."
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Toba Beta
"It's so funny you judge me arrogant after I succeeded.You didn't help me at all when I was so poor and needy."
"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."
"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."
"If you want to be immortal, don't ever think about retirement."
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Toba Beta
"If you want to be immortal, don't ever think about retirement."
"Need for immortality should be added on top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs."
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Toba Beta
"Need for immortality should be added on top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs."
"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."
"Genetic code is a divine writing."
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Toba Beta
"Genetic code is a divine writing."
"There is no UFO and also there is no alien, at least not in common mind nor reference."
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Toba Beta
"There is no UFO and also there is no alien, at least not in common mind nor reference."
"Wherever love is blind, hatred can't see."
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Toba Beta
"Wherever love is blind, hatred can't see."
"Each of us is a universe of our living cells."
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Toba Beta
"Each of us is a universe of our living cells."
"There were three things sought by invaders who crossed oceans to discover America. Those were gold, gospel, glory. There are four things sought by aliens who crossed heavens to discover planet earth. Those are gold, gospel, glory, gene."
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Toba Beta
"There were three things sought by invaders who crossed oceans to discover America. Those were gold, gospel, glory. There are four things sought by aliens who crossed heavens to discover planet earth. Those are gold, gospel, glory, gene."
"Hard to grasp democracy without free will."
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Toba Beta
"Hard to grasp democracy without free will."
"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."
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