A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

Indian scientist and statesman (1931–2015)

Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (15 October 1931 – 27 July 2015) was an Indian aerospace scientist who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He was born and raised in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu and studied physics and aerospace engineering.

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Native Name: Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam • डॉक्टर अवुल पकिर जैनुलाब्दीन अब्दुल कलाम • அவுல் பகிர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்

Alternative Names: Abdul Kalam • Kalam • A.P.J Abdul Kalam • A P J Abdul Kalam • Abul Pakiz Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam • APJ Abdul Kalam • Dr APJ Abdul Kalam • APJ

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In the humble environs of my boyhood, books were a scarce commodity. By local standards, however, the personal library of STR Manickam, a former ‘revolutionary’ or militant nationalist, was sizeable. He encouraged me to read all I could and I often visited his home to borrow books.

Dreams transform into thoughts
And thoughts result in action.

I knew I was putting you under immense pressure when I rejected your work the other day. I set an impossible deadline - yet you have met it with work that I can only call outstanding. As your teacher, I had to push you to your limits so that you could recognize your own true potential.

knowing that there is a larger energy and force that can crush our ambitions and plans in the blink of an eye, and that the only way to survive is to face your troubles and rebuild your life.

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

"- 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

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.’ – Sallust First-century BC Roman senator

… the best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt.

Difficult missions will bring difficult challenges which may sometimes produce temporary setbacks. The test of a human being is in accepting the failure and going on trying until he or she succeeds. Managing failure is the essence of leadership.

Dreams are not those that we see in our sleep; they should be the ones that never let us sleep.

I am not a HANDSOME guy, but I can give my HAND-TO-SOME one who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in face.

We gain strength, courage and confidence by each experience in which we really stop to look fear in the face. We must do that which we think we cannot
– Eleanor Roosevelt

Nowhere in the world has a church been given for scientific research; it has happened only in India.

For each person I lost I found a new layer of grief to cover myself with, and each time I tried to bring something of their essence into my own being - be it unconditional love, kindness and piety.

understand their dreams and compel them to work on those dreams that keep them awake.