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“Asmat has natural and cultural treasures that await exploration.”
“I am healthy because of my strict diet. I can eat anything, but I don't eat everything.”
“Because I like to think, I find it difficult to sleep, and because I find it difficult to sleep, I think.”
“Indonesia was colonized for 350 years. We lost our mind-set for entrepreneurship. We only become workers.”
“A dream will not become an innovation if there is no realization.”
“It's not wise to limit firms' expansion projects. Let us only be limited by the market.”
“Even primitive areas can produce a superstar.”
“Being an entrepreneur means the ability to think out of the box by putting away our fear of any risk, including financial.”
“The heart of the entrepreneur can beat freely in anyone.”
“Other than much needed infrastructure development, local administrations in Papua must encourage entrepreneurship and creativity.”
“Since I was a kid, I liked construction.”
“The richest Indonesians have maybe $5 billion. Bill Gates has $50 billion.”