Indonesia

Thomas Edison

Technology

1847–1931

"Hell! There ain't no rules around here! We are tryin' to accomplish somep'n!"

Muhammad Yunus

Politics

b. 1940

"Muhammad Yunus Receives the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize"

"First thy neighbour, and there after your own house."

Sukarno

Politics

1901–1970

"The result of this is fear. And man gasps for safety and morality."

"The plantation is a very long-term business. It takes 5-10 years to start producing and it takes some years to the optimal level."

Intan Paramaditha

Education

b. 1979

"In order to fit into certain ideals, you need to mutilate yourself."

Jusuf Habibie

Politics

"Look at that map. All the green is Indonesia. And that red dot is Singapore. Look at that."

Garin Nugroho

Entertainment

b. 1961

"Keep killing your ideas until they cannot be killed. If you never kill your ideas, you’ll kill your career."

"You are the strongest when relaxed and at peace"

Joko Widodo

Politics

b. 1961

"We are waiting for you, to come to Indonesia, and we are waiting for you, to invest in Indonesia."

Prabowo Subianto

Economics

b. 1951

"Yes, the aim of the riot is to bring down the regime."

Abu Bakar Bashir

b. 1938

"Jihad should be waged in places where there is war. Bombings in places where there is no war is not a good thing."

Henry Dunant

Business

1828–1910

"By Thy power, let there be peace, O God!"

Soe Hok Gie

Politics

1942–1969

"Nobody can see the trouble I see, nobody knows my sorrow." dari Soe Hok Gie: Catatan Seorang Demonstran"