Sri Lanka

🇱🇰Thisuri Wanniarachchi

Literature

b. 1993

"Life is at its best when everything has fallen out of place, and you decide that you're going to fight to get them right, not when everything is going your way and everyone is praising you."

🇱🇰M.I.A.

Music

b. 1975

"Donatella Versace: "Her music and style seemed so fresh and innovative. She is a total artist."

🇱🇰Bawa Muhaiyaddeen

Education

1900–1986

"We read his words and our heart opens. Suddenly we realize our home is with God."

🇱🇰Mahinda Rajapaksa

Politics

b. 1945

"All international laws are made by big, powerful countries but applied only on weaker ones like ours."

🇱🇰Joseph Stalin

Politics

Marxism

"So the bastard's dead? Too bad we didn't capture him alive!"

🇱🇰Arjuna Ranatunga

Politics

b. 1963

"You get him out and half the battle is won."

🇱🇰Kumar Sangakkara

b. 1977

"Disappointed we didn't win it for Sanga. We promised him we would play our best cricket, but we didn't. On behalf of the team, we can't thank Sanga enough for his services over the last 15 years."

🇱🇰Maithripala Sirisena

Politics

b. 1951

"We need a Constitution that suits the needs of the 21st century and make sure that all communities live in harmony"

🇱🇰K. Sri Dhammananda Maha Thera

Religion

Buddhism

1919–2006

"To depend on others for salvation is negative, but to depend on oneself is positive. Dependence on others means surrendering one's intelligence and efforts."

🇱🇰Ranil Wickremesinghe

Law

b. 1949

"Gordon Fairclough : So under the new government, do you plan to relook at the country's ties with China?"

"Once to every man and nation comes the moment to decide in the strife of Truth and Falsehood, for the good and evil side."

🇱🇰Mahela Jayawardene

b. 1977

"We should not play like Australia or India or England — we should play like Sri Lanka."

🇱🇰Desmond de Silva

Music

1944–2022

"Desmond de Silva presents a Lifetime Achievement Award"

🇱🇰Chandrika Kumaratunga

Politics

b. 1945

"Kumaratunga not only boldly said that the ethnic problem needs a political solution but over the years she has been able to convince the majority of this country that the ethnic question warrants a political solution."

🇱🇰Angelo Mathews

Mathematics

b. 1987

"The fact that we are coming as underdogs releases the pressure. Yes, we didn't do well in the Asia Cup but we're getting better day by day. I'm confident of my team's progress."

🇱🇰Vernon Corea

Journalism

1927–2002

"I want the program to be very open and develop in style as time goes on. But I am also interested in the positive aspects of Asian family life and other Asian qualities, although overall, my style is very informal."

"It's still unclear whether that takes place . But if it does, that might explain why the disease is spreading so quickly."

🇱🇰Cyril Ponnamperuma

Science

1923–1994

"Scientists are human, they're as biased as any other group. But they do have one great advantage in that science is a self-correcting process."