Quotes By A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Don't take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also.

If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.

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.

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.

Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.

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

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.

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.

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

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.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place - that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

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.

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

The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.

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.