“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.”
"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Ambition
"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
Success
"Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Empowerment
"Small aim is a crime."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Ambition
"You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Hard Work
"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."
- Archer
Philosophy
"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."
- Paine
Philosophy
"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."
- Eric Sevareid
Philosophy
"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"
- Theodor Seuss Geisel
Philosophy
"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."
- G.K. Chesterton
Philosophy