हम जब दूसरे से ज्यादा शक्ति हासिल कर लेते हैं तो सोचते हैं कि उन्नति के शिखर पर पहुँच गए हैं। मेरे विचार में, हमें ऐसे समय में ही पीछे मुड़कर देखना चाहिए… - A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

व्यक्तित्ववाले

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.

Courage is the ability to be able to cope with the disappointment of not getting what we desire, and yet, move on in life.

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.