In 1991, while looking forward to his retirement and planning to open a school for underprivileged children, he started writing down his memoirs. He … - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I was swimming in the sea, Waves came one after the other I was swimming and swimming to reach my destination. But one wave, a powerful wave, overpowered me; It took me along in its own direction, I was pulled long and along. When I was about to lose amidst the sea wave power, One thought flashed to me — yes, that is courage Courage to reach my goal, courage to defeat the powerful force and succeed; With courage in my mind, indomitable spirit engulfed me, With indomitable spirit in mind and action, I regained lost confidence I can win, win and win Strength came back to me, overpowered the sea wave I reached the destination, my mission.

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

I learnt that dreams should be those that keep us awake, they are ideas that become actions that lead to change.