Quotes by Abdul Kalam

Abdul Kalam

Abdul Kalam

11th President of India

Lived from: 1931 - 2015

Category: Politics Country: FlagIndia

Born: 15 october 1931 Died: 27 july 2015

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  • Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
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  • Happiness, satisfaction, and success in life depend on making the right choices, the winning choices. There are forces in life working for you and against you. One must distinguish the beneficial forces from the malevolent ones and choose correctly between them.
    Source: Wings of Fire
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  • ... the best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt.
    Source: Wings of Fire
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  • A person with belief never grovels before anyone, whining and whimpering that it's all too much, that he lacks support, that he is being treated unfairly. Instead, such a person tackes problems head on and then affirms, 'As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.
    Source: Wings of Fire
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  • Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
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  • Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
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  • Dreams are not what you see in sleep. They are the things that do not let you sleep.
    Source: Wings of Fire
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  • Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.
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  • 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.
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  • God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
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  • I wonder why some people tend to see science as something which takes man away from God. As I look at it, the path of science can always wind through the heart. For me, science has always been the path to spiritual enrichment and self-realisation.
    Source: Wings of Fire
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  • 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.
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  • If we are not free, no one will respect us.
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  • In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
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  • It has been my personal experience that the true flavour, the real fun, the continuous excitement of work lie in the process of doing it rather than in having it over and done with.
    Source: Wings of Fire
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  • It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.
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  • Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
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  • Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person. And to retain this right, you will have to be willing to take the social or external risks involved in ignoring pressures to do things the way others say they should be done.
    Source: Wings of Fire
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  • 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.
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  • Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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