A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Small aim is a crime."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"If we are not free, no one will respect us."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds. Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference!!!"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Sometimes, it's better to bunk a class and enjoy with friends, because now, when I look back, marks never make me laugh, but memories do."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Once your mind stretches to a new level it never goes back to its original dimension"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Let not thy winged days be spent in vain. Whenonce gone no gold can buy them back again."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Desire, when it stems from the heart and spirit, when it is pure and intense, possesses awesome electromagnetic energy. This energy is released into the ether each night, as the mind falls into the sleep state. Each morning it returns to the conscious state reinforced with the cosmic currents. That which has been imaged will surely and certainly be manifested. You can rely, young man, upon this ageless promise as surely as you can rely upon the eternally unbroken promise of sunrise... and of Spring."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces— desire, belief, and expectation."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"If you want to leave your footprints On the sands of time Do not drag your feet."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Dream, Dream, Dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Be Active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"You cannot change your FUTURE, you can change your habits"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"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."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"I am not handsome but I can give my hand to someone who needs help... Because beauty is required in the heart, not in the face...."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"God has not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our life through; God has not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"When your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"He who knows others is learned, but the wise one is the one who knows himself. Learning without wisdom is of no use."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"You cannot change your FUTURE, you can change your HABITS. And surely your HABITS will change your FUTURE"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"See the flower, how generously it distributes perfume and honey. When its work is done, it falls away quietly. Try to be like the flower, unassuming despite all its qualities."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Determination is the power that sees us through all our frustration and obstacles. It helps in building our willpower which is the very basis of success."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy success."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Failure will never overtake me if my definition of success is strong enough."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"A big shot is a little shot who keeps on shooting, so keep trying."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"There are boundaries that dictate life: you can only lift so much weight; you can only learn so fast; you can only work so hard; you can only go so far!"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Within the mind are all the resources required for successful living. Ideas are present in the consciousness, which when released and given scope to grow and take shape, can lead to successful events."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"The ignited mind of the youth is the most powerful resource on the earth, above the earth and under the earth"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"The sweetness we taste in a piece of sugar is neither a property of the sugar nor a property of ourselves. We are producing the experience of sweetness in the process of interacting with the sugar."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"There seems to be an attitude problem as if we cannot shake ourselves out of a mindset of limited achievement."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"I reminded myself that the best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Above all things, reverence yourself."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Before God trusts you with success, you have to prove yourself humble enough to handle the big prize."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Wisdom is a weapon to ward off destruction; It is an inner fortress which enemies cannot destroy."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Knowledge cannot be taken away from anyone except by obsolescence."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"War is never a lasting solution to any problem."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of the individual."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"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 honor for me."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"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 realize that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives."

- 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."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms. When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates. When thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit. When knowledge is lit, economy flourishes."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"End is not the end if fact E.N.D. Means “Efforts Never Dies."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Dreams are not those which come while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when u don't sleep before fulfilling them"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Small aim is a crime; have great aim."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Dream, Dream Dream Dreams transform into thoughts And thoughts result in action."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"- If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning" - End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies" - If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity". So Let's be positive. "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam of feel LIFE”"

- 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."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Dreams are not those which comes while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when u don't sleep before fulfilling them."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Dream is not the thing you see in sleep but is that thing that doesn't let you sleep."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"suffering is the essence of success!!!"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Learning gives creativity Creativity leads to thinking Thinking provides knowledge Knowledge makes you great."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins''."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"To live only for some unknown future is superficial. It is like climbing a mountain to reach the peak without experiencing its sides. The sides of the mountain sustain life, not the peak. This is where things grow, experience is gained and technologies are mastered. The importance of the peak lies only in the fact that it defines the sides."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"why be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems? When troubles come, try to understand the relevance of your sufferings. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"What makes life in Indian organizations difficult is the widespread prevalence of this very contemptuous pride. It stops us from listening to our juniors, subordinates and people down the line. You cannot expect a person to deliver results if you humiliate him, nor can you expect him to be creative if you abuse him or despise him. The line between firmness and harshness, between strong leadership and bullying, between discipline and vindictiveness is very fine, but it has to be drawn."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"If you fail, never give up because FAIL means ‘First attempt in learning.’"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"Sometimes, it’s better to bunk a class and enjoy with friends, because now, when I look back, marks never make me laugh, but memories do."

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"महान सपने देखने वालों के महान सपने हमेशा पूरे होते हैं।"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

"इससे पहले कि सपने सच हों आपको सपने देखने होंगे।"

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam