APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes

India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.

Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.

Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize 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?.

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.

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

No sanction can stand against ignited minds.

I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.

When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.

Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.

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.

There are forces in life working for you and against you. One must distinguish the beneficial forces from the malevolent ones and choose correctly between them.

The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.

Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't fail.

You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future.

Learning gives creativity Creativity leads to thinking Thinking provides knowledge Knowledge makes you great.

It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races.

We must get rid of fossil fuels by developing injection systems for automobiles, which can run on bio-fuel.

The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.

When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust... Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful and bad.

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

The only day in your life.... Your mother smiled when you cried.

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.

Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

If you FAIL, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "First Attempt in Learning". END is not the end; in fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies". If you get NO as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity".

Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.

India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.

Once your mind stretches to a new level it never goes back to its original dimension

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.

Most of the time, communication gets confused with conversation. In fact, the two are distinctly different.

Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it.

My hair grows and grows; you cannot stop it - that fellow grows, it grows wild.

Dream, Dream Dream Dreams transform into thoughts And thoughts result in action.

It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone

If you want to shine like sun, first you have to burn like it.

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.

IF you Salute your work,You do not have to salute anybody.IF you pollute your work,You have to salute everybody.

Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries.

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.

An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.

The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.

What is the secret of success? Right decisions. How do you make right decisions? Experience. How do you gain experience? Wrong decisions.

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.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

Everyone's life is a page in the human history irrespective of the position he or she holds or the work he or she performs.

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.

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.

Rameswaram has, since antiquity, been an important pilgrimage destination.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.