I don't mind being called a puppet. But I'm the puppet of the people.

For me, democracy must deliver a better life for the people.

Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy. And we also have the world's largest Muslim population. This demonstrates that democracy and Islam are not incompatible. Terrorism is not associated with any religion.

When I watch my mind and stay with my body, out of that comes some course of action.

My God, if I had a heart, I would write my hatred on ice and wait for the sun to come out. [...]I have learned so many things from you, but in the end most of it will be no use because when they put me inside that suitcase, unfortunately I will be dying.

We are caught in the contradiction of finding life a rather perplexing puzzle which causes us a lot of misery, and at the same time being dimly aware of the boundless, limitless nature of life. So we begin looking for an answer to the puzzle.