A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

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

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

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.

Failure will never overtake me if my definition to succeed is strong enough

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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