APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes

“Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities.”

“For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.”

“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.”

“Smart habitation is an integrated area of villages and a city working in harmony and where the rural and urban divide has reduced to thin line.”

“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.”

“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.”

“For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.”

“We need to create brand institutions. In the fortune 500 companies, 5 Indian companies are named while 15 are from China though we have similar kind of populations.”

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”

“Desire, when it stems from the heart and spirit, when it is pure and intense, possesses awesome electromagnetic energy. This energy is released into the ether each night, as the mind falls into the sleep state. Each morning it returns to the conscious state reinforced with the cosmic currents. That which has been imaged will surely and certainly be manifested. You can rely, young man, upon this ageless promise as surely as you can rely upon the eternally unbroken promise of sunrise... and of Spring.”

“Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.”

“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”

“No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.”

“Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution”

“I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.”

“Work with integrity and succeed with integrity”

“There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.”

“The Earth is the most powerful and energetic planet.”

“I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi.”

“Developing nations want to become developed nations.”

“A developed India by 2020, or even earlier, is not a dream. It need not be a mere vision in the minds of many Indians. It is a mission we can all take up - and succeed.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.”

“Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.”