A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus

more on creating village level enterprises,

quality health services and educational facilities.

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.

All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms,

and they need post

war rebuilding of faith,

trust and confidence.

I'm not an expert on the arms race.

The President's post should not be politicised.

Once a president is elected,

he is above politics.

The wealth of information now available at

the click of a finger amazes me.

What is politics?

Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

Over the years,

I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly;

to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher

in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.

While children are struggling to be unique,

the world around them is trying all means to make them

look like everybody else.

Science has revealed that the human body is made up of

millions and millions of atoms...

For example,

I am made up of 5.8x10 27 atoms.

Widespread use of antibiotics promotes

the spread of antibiotic resistance.

Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling its spread.

One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question.

Let the students ask questions.

The world has today 546 nuclear plants generating electricity.

Their experience is being continuously researched,

and feedback should be provided to all.

Nuclear scientists have to interact with the people of the nation,

and academic institutions continuously

update nuclear power generation technology and safety.

India has to be transformed into a developed nation,

a prosperous nation and a healthy nation,

with a value system.

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.

There are a number of women

who have brought about immense change in society.

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.

Unless India stands up to the world,

no one will respect us.

In this world,

fear has no place.

Only strength respects strength.

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.

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?