Quotes by Abdul Kalam

by worthview on Oct.14, 2009, under mY India

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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam , born October 15, 1931, Tamil Nadu, India, usually referred to as Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was the eleventh President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007, he was elected during the rule of the Bharatiya Janata Party, led ruling coalition, under prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. During his term as The President, he was popularly known as the People’s President. – Wikipedia

On the occasion of his birthday, we collected some quotes by Kalam and presenting here.

Abdul Kalam Quotes

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 teacher.
As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
I was willing to accept what I couldn’t change.
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
If we are not free, no one will respect us.
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 like the Japanese.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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?