A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

My story — the story of the son of Jainulabdeen, who lived for over a hundred years on Mosque Street in Rameswaram island and died there; the story of a lad who sold newspapers to help his brother; the story of a pupil reared by Sivasubramania Iyer and Iyadurai Solomon; the story of a student taught by teachers like Pandalai; the story of an engineer spotted by MGK Menon and groomed by the legendary Prof. Sarabhai; the story of a scientist tested by failures and setbacks; the story of a leader supported by a large team of brilliant and dedicated professionals. This story will end with me, for I have no belongings in the worldly sense. I have acquired nothing, built nothing, possess nothing — no family, sons, daughters.

God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us to tap and develop these powers.

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

A big shot is a little shot who keeps on shooting, so keep trying.

once your mind stretches to a new level it never goes back to its original dimension.

Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.

For all your days prepare And meet them ever alike When you are the anvil, bear - When you are the hammer, strike.

God has not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our life through; God has not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain.

You have to Dream before your Dreams can come true

when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins.

dream is not what you see when you sleep at night,but dream is something which does not let you sleep.

He who knows others is learned, but the wise one is the one who knows himself. Learning without wisdom is of no use.

You cannot change your FUTURE, you can change your HABITS. And surely your HABITS will change your FUTURE

"My impression of the American people can be summarized by a quotation from Benjamin Franklin, "Those things that hurt instruct!" I realised that people in this part of the world meet their problems head on. They attempt to get out of them rather than suffer them."

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