Abdul Kalam Quotes

♦ All birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above Clouds. Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference – Abdul Kalam

♦  You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future – Abdul Kalam

♦  You have to dream before your dreams can come true- Abdul Kalam

♦  Creativity Lead to thinking, Thinking Provides Knowledge,Knowledge makes You Great – Abdul Kalam

♦  Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success- Abdul Kalam

♦  Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around- Abdul Kalam

♦  I am not a Handsome Guy, But I can give hand to some one who need beauty is in heart not in face – Abdul Kalam

♦  To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal- Abdul Kalam

♦  Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person- Abdul Kalam

♦  As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me- Abdul Kalam

♦  I was willing to accept what I couldn’t change- Abdul Kalam

♦  God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers- Abdul Kalam

♦  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- Abdul Kalam

♦  The Earth is the most powerful and energetic planet- Abdul Kalam

♦  If we are not free, no one will respect us- Abdul Kalam

♦  We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!- Abdul Kalam

♦  Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness- Abdul Kalam

♦  Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended- Abdul Kalam

♦  Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career- Abdul Kalam

♦  Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?- Abdul Kalam

♦  We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us- Abdul Kalam

♦  We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them- Abdul Kalam

♦  To line only for some unknown future is superficial- Abdul Kalam

♦  On behalf of the Government and people of India and on my own behalf, I would like to convey to you and to the people of Pakistan our heartfelt sympathies- Abdul Kalam

♦  My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias- Abdul Kalam

♦  No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion- Abdul Kalam

♦  Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength- Abdul Kalam

♦  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- Abdul Kalam

♦  It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer- Abdul Kalam

♦  Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow- Abdul Kalam

♦  Nuclear deterrents on both sides have helped avert a war- Abdul Kalam

♦  The right signal is that technology is going to boost (economic) development of our nation- Abdul Kalam

♦  These changes will have a major impact on the fiscal deficit of states, apart from bringing down the costs of doing business- Abdul Kalam

♦  Convergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding- Abdul Kalam

♦  India must achieve the real goal?that is energy independence or an economy which will function well within total freedom from oil, gas or coal imports- Abdul Kalam

♦  The product being internationally competitive it is able to service a large market with availability in time and state of the art performance at reduced costs per unit- Abdul Kalam

♦  The school hours for children are the best time for learning, and need the best environment and mission oriented learning with value based educational system- Abdul Kalam

♦  I have already met one million youth and when they grow up what they will say about me is most important for me- Abdul Kalam

♦  My government is committed towards creating such an environment so that the latent potential of our people can blossom and create a new India of our dreams- Abdul Kalam

♦  The rapidly growing Indian economy provides new and significant opportunities for partnerships between our two countries in a variety of sectors, including energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, environment and food processing- Abdul Kalam

♦  At first instance when they notice any change, they have to start discussions with the child about various problems and enhance their communication with the child- Abdul Kalam

♦  Science leads to development of technologies. Availability of technologies leads to products- Abdul Kalam

♦  We need to create brand institutions. In the fortune 500 companies, 5 Indian companies are named while 15 are from China though we have similar kind of populations- Abdul Kalam

♦  Nuclear scientists have always shown the country how nuclear technology can be used for increasing the agricultural produce, medical application and nuclear power generation- Abdul Kalam

♦  We are firmly committed to helping Mauritius overcome this temporary phase and India can be a partner and can fully share its experiences, particularly in the areas of sugar and textile with you- Abdul Kalam

♦  While condemning this inhuman act, nations have the collective responsibility to device a mechanism to see that such situation do not occur in future for any citizen of India and also any person belonging to any part of the world- Abdul Kalam

♦  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- Abdul Kalam

♦  Even where we have taken action against terrorists through political, military and police methods, we have not been able to find the solution in full and the solutions are evading. In all our action, I believe, we have to consider injection of certain higher elements- Abdul Kalam

♦  Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?- Abdul Kalam

♦  Our nation is facing a major challenge of uplifting 260 million people who are below poverty line and we have to give better life for many millions who are on border line of poverty or just above the poverty line. To meet the needs of one billion people we have the mission of transforming India into a developed nation . We have identified five areas where India has a core competence on integrated action for agriculture, food processing, education and health care, reliable and quality electric power, surface transport and infrastructure for all parts of the country, information technology and other strategic sectors- Abdul Kalam

♦  Nuclear power generation has been given a thrust by the use of uranium-based fuel [which US is set to supply to India if the deal comes through]. However, there would be a requirement for ten-fold increase in nuclear power generation even to attain a reasonable degree of energy self-sufficiency for our country- Abdul Kalam

♦ 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 – Abdul Kalam