A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight

the hardest battle which anyone can imagine

until you reach your destination.

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement

for its sustenance or promotion.

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 we refuse to acknowledge them.

Why?

A teacher should have a creative mind.

Regarding marriage,

it somehow,

it didn't happen.

One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.

Ultimately,

education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth.

It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.

Real education enhances the dignity of a human being

and increases his or her self respect.

If only the real sense of education could be realized by

each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity,

the world will be so much a better place to live in.

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.

Where do the evils like corruption arise from?

It comes from the never

ending greed.

The fight for corruption

free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed

and replace it with 'what can I give' spirit.

Where there is righteousness in the heart,

there is harmony in the house;

when there is harmony in the house,

there is order in the nation;

when there is order in the nation,

there is peace in the world.

God,

our Creator,

has stored within our minds and personalities,

great potential strength and ability.

Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.

When we tackle obstacles,

we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience

we did not know we had.

And it is only when we are faced with failure

do we realise that these resources were always there within us.

We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements

than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.

Great teachers emanate out of knowledge,

passion and compassion.

If we are not free,

no one will respect us.

You see,

God helps only people who work hard.

That principle is very clear.

My message,

especially to young people is to have courage to think differently,

courage to invent,

to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible

and to conquer the problems and succeed.

These are great qualities that they must work towards.

This is my message to the young people.

The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.

Life is a difficult game.

You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.