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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Don't fear for facing failure in the first attempt, because of even the successful Maths starts with 'Zero' only

Be active!
Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in.

In Indian institutions, what often hinders growth is the reluctance of those at the top to listen to their juniors and subordinates. There is a belief that all decisions and ideas must come in a top-to-down manner.

The line between leadership and bullying is a thin one.

Reducing distribution loss: We can reduce distribution loss substantially by introducing high voltage distribution system with appropriate modification of existing distribution system. This strategy is already prevalent in some of the distribution companies.

would like to ask you, what would you like to be remembered for? You should write it down. It could be an important contribution, whether it is an invention, an innovation or a change that you bring about in society that the nation will remember you for.

"Mistakes". Easy to judge when others do it and difficult to realize when we do it.

You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future.

The vision for India’s Green Revolution was formed in the 1970s under the leadership of C. Subramaniam. With his visionary leadership, and with the scientific leadership of Nobel Laureate Dr Norman Borlaugh and Dr M.S. Swaminathan, and the active support of B. Sivaraman, Secretary Agriculture, in partnership with agricultural scientists and farmers,

I will dream to become a great writer or great poet of the world.

In life, if you have the power to make someone smile, never refrain from taking the time to do so. Life will gloriously pay you back for the time you invest

am a well in this great land Looking at its millions of boys and girls To draw from me The inexhaustible divinity And spread His grace everywhere As does the water drawn from a well.

one must keep dreaming at various phases of life, and then work hard to realize those dreams.

One of the first things I did at Rashtrapati Bhavan was to initiate e-governance.

We are in a good state with respect to generation of wind energy. Within the last decade, we have reached a capacity of generating over 11,000 MW through large scale wind farms. With this experience, it is possible to enhance our capacity to 45,000 MW by using low wind energy windmills by 2030.