A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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 honour for me.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. 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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. 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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. 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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. 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?

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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
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
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. 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!

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. 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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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