A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

11th President of India

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.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces- desire, belief, and expectation.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

It Is Very Easy To Defeat Someone, But It Is Very Hard To Win Someone.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Black color is sentimentally bad but, every black board makes the students life bright.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means “first Attempt In Learning”
– End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means “Effort Never Dies”
– If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means “Next Opportunity”.
So Let’s be positive.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Learning gives creativity
Creativity leads to thinking
Thinking provides knowledge
Knowledge makes you great.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I was willing to accept what I couldn’t change.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They come through you but not from you. You may give them your love but not your thoughts. For they have their own thoughts.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Without your involvement you can’t succeed. With your involvement you can’t fail.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Dream, Dream Dream
Dreams transform into thoughts
And thoughts result in action.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

You have to Dream before your Dreams can come true.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

No sanction can stand against ignited minds.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

A teacher should have a creative mind.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Suffering is the essence of success.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

The President’s post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If we are not free, no one will respect us.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal. Individuals like myself are often called “workaholics”. I question this term because that implies a pathological condition or an illness. If I do what I desire more than anything else in the world and which makes me happy, such work can never be an aberration.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

There has to be a global mission of human progress.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.
– A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

God is everywhere.
– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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