“ Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. Abdul Kalam
“ Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. Abdul Kalam
“ 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 te… Abdul Kalam
“ My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias. Abdul Kalam
“ Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around. Abdul Kalam
“ 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… Abdul Kalam
“ God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers. Abdul Kalam
“ Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model. Abdul Kalam
“ 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 w… Abdul Kalam
“ Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races. Abdul Kalam
“ Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength. Abdul Kalam
“ 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. Abdul Kalam
“ Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but… Abdul Kalam
