APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes

“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.”

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

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

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

“No sanction can stand against ignited minds.”

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

“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.”

“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?.”

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

“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.”

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