APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes

“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.”

“I'm not an expert on the arms race.”

“Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.”

“There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.”

“If you want to shine like the sun, first burn like the sun.”

“There has to be a global mission of human progress.”

“In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.”

“Confidence and Hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you successful person.”

“My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.”

“The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.”

“Dreams are not those which comes while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when u don't sleep before fulfilling them.”

“Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.”

“When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the laboratories and fields have to make?”

“Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.”

“Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.”

“I love the sea.”

“Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.”

“Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others.”

“Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realise your hidden potential and power, let difficulties know that you too are difficult.”

“suffering is the essence of success!!!”

“Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.”

“War is never a lasting solution for any problem.”

“We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!”

“Small aim is a crime.”

“Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.”