A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure,

one cannot aspire enough for success.

My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation.

That cannot be abstract;

it is a lifeline.

Small aim is a crime.

Almost half of the population of the world lives in

rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty.

Such inequalities in human development have been

one of the primary reasons for unrest and,

in some parts of the world, even violence.

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

How accurately can the law fix the crime?

There has to be a mechanism for very fast action.

The law is like this: catch them and punish them.

No sanction can stand against ignited minds.

Building capacity dissolves differences.

It irons out inequalities.

India can live without nuclear weapons.

That's our dream,

and it should be the dream of the U.S.

also.

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

In India we only read about

death,

sickness,

terrorism,

crime.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow,

half hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

Creativity is the key to success in the future,

and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity

in children at that level.

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry,

creativity, entrepreneurial and

moral leadership among students and become their role model.

As a child of God,

I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

Writing is my love.

If you love something,

you find a lot of time.

I write for two hours a day,

usually starting at midnight; at times,

I start at 11.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

For me,

there is no such thing as a negative experience.

It's when children are 15,

16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor,

an engineer,

a politician or go to the Mars or moon.

That is the time they start having a dream,

and that's the time you can work on them.

You can help them shape their dreams.

The youth need to be enabled to

become job generators from job seekers.