APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes

“Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity.”

“Let not thy winged days be spent in vain. Whenonce gone no gold can buy them back again.”

“English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.”

“My impression of the American people can be summarized by a quotation from Benjamin Franklin, Those things that hurt instruct! I realised that people in this part of the world meet their problems head on. They attempt to get out of them rather than suffer them.”

“I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.”

“One Best Book is Equal To Hundred Good Friends But One Good Friend is Equal To A Library.”

“Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home.”

“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?”

“If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning".”

“Widespread use of antibiotics promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance. Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling its spread.”

“A Fool can become a Genius when he understands he is a Fool but. A Genius can become a Fool when he understands he is a Genius.”

“India must achieve the real goal?that is energy independence or an economy which will function well within total freedom from oil, gas or coal imports.”

“One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.”

“Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.”

“Regarding marriage, it - somehow, it didn't happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.”

“As a young citizen of India, armed with technology and love for my nation, I realize, a small aim is a crime.”

“SUCCESS DEFINITION-- WHEN OUR SIGNATURE CHANGES TO AUTOGRAPH ,this marks the success.”

“When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations.”

“When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.”

“If you are born with fame, it is an accident. If you die with fame, it is an achievement.”

“The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.”

“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.”

“When mother is happy, family is happy. When family is happy, nation is happy.”

“When a nation is surrounded by weaponized nations, she has to equip herself.”

“A teacher should have a creative mind.”