"Unless India stands up to the world,..." - Quote by A P J Abdul Kalam

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

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

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

“I am living testimony to the moral force of non-violence. I know there's nothing weak - nothing passive - nothing naïve - in the creed and lives of Gandhi and King.”

“Then, without realizing it, you try to improve yourself at the start of each new day; of course, you achieve quite a lot in the course of time. Anyone can do this, it costs nothing and is certainly very helpful. Whoever doesn't know it must learn and find by experience that a quiet conscience makes one strong.”

“my courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.”

“A rising nation, spread over a wide and fruitful Land, traversing all the seas with the rich production of their Industry.”

“Marriage is not for individual happiness, but for the welfare of the nation and the caste.”

“Purity of morals [is] the only sure foundation of public happiness in any country.”