“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.”
Happiness
“My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.”
AgeAll Quotes by Abdul Kalam
“No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.”
Religion“Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported?”
Technology“I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.”
Change“Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.”
Success“Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.”
Strength“Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?”
Respect“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.”
Alone“Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.”
Success“Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races.”
Science“Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.”
Fear“My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.”
Age“English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.”
Science“Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.”
Leadership“One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.”
Health“In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.”
Death“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.”
Courage“Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.”
Dreams“We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.”
History“As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.”
God