"You Americans bring your accountants and lawyers. We are like Nike -- we just do it.""

"I learn by doing, but each time I don’t understand, I will ask… If I don’t understand, I don’t feel ashamed to ask qu…"

"When I was teenager, I wanted to be medical doctor. I would write "Dr" into my name - "Dr Sukanto". After I got marri…"

"It doesn't makes sense. Why should we import (plywood)? Why not produce ourselves?"

"After you think, you act. After you act, you learn. Make decisions, but decisions will have risks of mistakes. But ma…"

"The global pulp & paper industry is estimated to be worth $1 trillion while the palm oil business is worth $400 to $5…"

"You have to see where the market is going. I always believe there is no sunset business. It’s all in the mindset beca…"

"My business strategy is either to be geographically focused with lots of businesses or you can be a global player in …"

"Life is like this. When I started business 48 years ago as a contractor, I was only looking to survive, cari makan (l…"

"Doing the commodity business with China is like drinking coffee. We enjoyed three spoons of sugar per cup for a long …"