Words matter. These are the best A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
Regarding marriage, it – somehow, it didn’t happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.
Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.
To become ‘unique,’ the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination.
For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.
One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts… to my surprise… almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias.
God is everywhere.
We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.
Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.
It’s when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that’s the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
Wherever I go, as long as I get a hot vegetable dish, I am okay. If I am in Gujarat, I have Gujarati food. If it’s Shillong, it’s northeastern.
If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.
I love the sea.
It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.
Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it.
Measuring nuclear yield depends on multiple parameters – the location and number of instruments, the geology of the area, the location of the seismic station in relation to the test site.
Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.
Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.
For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.
Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
If four things are followed – having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance – then anything can be achieved.
In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.
Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
Developing nations want to become developed nations.
The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.
You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries.
There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.
Small aim is a crime; have great aim.
I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India’s flag in New Delhi.
For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.
Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.
One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?
Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.
I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.
We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.
My hair grows and grows; you cannot stop it – that fellow grows, it grows wild.
No sanction can stand against ignited minds.
