A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes And Sayings

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen “A. P. J.” Abdul Kalam was the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. A career scientist turned statesman, Kalam was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, and studied physics and aerospace engineering. He spent the next four decades as a scientist and science administrator, mainly at the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and was intimately involved in India’s civilian space programme and military missile development efforts. He thus came to be known as the Missile Man of India for his work. Widely referred to as the “People’s President,” he returned to his civilian life of education, writing and public service after a single term. He was a recipient of several prestigious awards, including the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honour.

Let Us Sacrifice Our Today So That Our Children Can Have A Better Tomorrow.

Developing Nations Want To Become Developed Nations.

To Succeed In Your Mission, You Must Have Single-minded Devotion To Your Goal.

The Youth Need To Be Enabled To Become Job Generators From Job Seekers.

Today, India Is A Nuclear Weapons State.

Measuring Nuclear Yield Depends On Multiple Parameters - The Location And Number Of Instruments, The Geology Of The Area, The Location Of The Seismic Station In Relation To The Test Site.

There Are A Number Of Women Who Have Brought About Immense Change In Society.

A Teacher Should Have A Creative Mind.

All The Scientists And Technologists Should Work In Appropriate Region, Specifically The Rural Technologies, To Transform Indian Rural Sector.

God Is Everywhere.

India's Trade Deficit Is Because Of Excess Of Import Over Exports.

New Markets Could Be Created By Rural Potentials, Which Could Lead To Rise In The Employment.

Medical Costs Are Of Concern, Both In Developing And Developed Countries.

Widespread Use Of Antibiotics Promotes The Spread Of Antibiotic Resistance. Smart Use Of Antibiotics Is The Key To Controlling Its Spread.

Creativity Is The Key To Success In The Future, And Primary Education Is Where Teachers Can Bring Creativity In Children At That Level.

We Must Get Rid Of Fossil Fuels By Developing Injection Systems For Automobiles, Which Can Run On Bio-fuel.

One Of The More Difficult Tasks For Me As President Was To Decide On The Issue Of Confirming Capital Punishment Awarded By Courts... To My Surprise... Almost All Cases Which Were Pending Had A Social And Economic Bias.

I Was A Disadvantaged Child From A Non-educated Family, Yet I Had The Advantage Of Being In The Company Of Great Teachers.

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.

Wherever I Go, As Long As I Get A Hot Vegetable Dish, I Am Okay. If I Am In Gujarat, I Have Gujarati Food. If It's Shillong, It's Northeastern.

I Firmly Believe That Unless One Has Tasted The Bitter Pill Of Failure, One Cannot Aspire Enough For Success.

Small Aim Is A Crime.

Real Education Enhances The Dignity Of A Human Being And Increases His Or Her Self-respect. If Only The Real Sense Of Education Could Be Realized By Each Individual And Carried Forward In Every Field Of Human Activity, The World Will Be So Much A Better Place To Live In.

Real Education Enhances The Dignity Of A Human Being And Increases His Or Her Self-respect. If Only The Real Sense Of Education Could Be Realized By Each Individual And Carried Forward In Every Field Of Human Activity, The World Will Be So Much A Better Place To Live In.

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.

If We Are Not Free, No One Will Respect Us.

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.

Great Dreams Of Great Dreamers Are Always Transcended.

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.

The World Has Today 546 Nuclear Plants Generating Electricity. Their Experience Is Being Continuously Researched, And Feedback Should Be Provided To All. Nuclear Scientists Have To Interact With The People Of The Nation, And Academic Institutions Continuously Update Nuclear Power Generation Technology And Safety.

We Should Not Give Up And We Should Not Allow The Problem To Defeat Us.

The President's Post Should Not Be Politicised. Once A President Is Elected, He Is Above Politics.

When You Look At The Light Bulb Above You, You Remember Thomas Alva Edison. When The Telephone Bell Rings, You Remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie Was The First Woman To Win The Nobel Prize. When You See The Blue Sky, You Think Of Sir C.v. Raman.

Where Do The Evils Like Corruption Arise From? It Comes From The Never-ending Greed. The Fight For Corruption-free Ethical Society Will Have To Be Fought Against This Greed And Replace It With 'What Can I Give' Spirit.

Educationists Should Build The Capacities Of The Spirit Of Inquiry, Creativity, Entrepreneurial And Moral Leadership Among Students And Become Their Role Model.

If Four Things Are Followed - Having A Great Aim, Acquiring Knowledge, Hard Work, And Perseverance - Then Anything Can Be Achieved.

Over The Years, I Had Nurtured The Hope To Be Able To Fly; To Handle A Machine As It Rose Higher And Higher In The Stratosphere Was My Dearest Dream.

Rameswaram Has, Since Antiquity, Been An Important Pilgrimage Destination.

The Wealth Of Information Now Available At The Click Of A Finger Amazes Me.

I Have Met 18 Million Youth, And Each Wants To Be Unique.

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.

There Is Not Enough Funding For Basic Sciences In India. We Have To Invest In A Big Way, And I Am Pushing That Idea.

When I Took Over As President, I Studied The Constitution, And The More I Studied It, The More I Realised That It Does Not Prevent The President Of India From Giving The Nation A Vision. So When I Went And Presented This Vision In Parliament And In Legislative Assemblies; Everyone Welcomed It, Irrespective Of Party Affiliations.

It Means, People Who Are In High And Responsible Positions, If They Go Against Righteousness, Righteousness Itself Will Get Transformed Into A Destroyer.

Regarding Marriage, It - Somehow, It Didn't Happen. One Fellow In Such A Big Family Not Getting Married Is Not An Issue.

No Religion Has Mandated Killing Others As A Requirement For Its Sustenance Or Promotion.

Tell Me, Why Is The Media Here So Negative? Why Are We In India So Embarrassed To Recognise Our Own Strengths, Our Achievements? We Are Such A Great Nation. We Have So Many Amazing Success Stories But We Refuse To Acknowledge Them. Why?

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.

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.

As A Child Of God, I Am Greater Than Anything That Can Happen To Me.