APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes

“Success is when your signature becomes an autograph.”

“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.”

“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

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

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

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

“Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.”

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

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

“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.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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