Abdul Kalam Quotes - Page 4

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

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  Strength, God, Faith

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.33, Universities Press

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• Most of the time, communication gets confused with conversation. In fact, the two are distinctly different.

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  Confused, Communication, Two

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.76, Universities Press

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• When you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust... Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful and bad.

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  Inspirational, Hands, Promise

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (2003). “Ignited Minds: Unleashing the Power Within India”, p.94, Penguin Books India

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• The only day in your life.... Your mother smiled when you cried.

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  Mother, Cried

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• The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.

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  Inspirational, Brain, Benches

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• Learning gives creativity Creativity leads to thinking Thinking provides knowledge Knowledge makes you great.

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  Educational, Creativity, Thinking

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Apathukatha Sivathanu Pillai (2004). “Envisioning an Empowered Nation: Technology for Societal Transformation”, TATA McGraw-Hill Publishing Company

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• Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness

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  Inspirational, Happiness, Running

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• We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.

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  Fire, Wings, Giving

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.16, Universities Press

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• This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins.

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  Inspirational, Dream, Opportunity

  "Wings of Fire: An Autobiography of APJ Abdul Kalam". Book by Abdul Kalam, Aruṇ Tivāri, p. 140, 1999.

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• I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.

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  Acceptance, Accepting, Willing

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.102, Universities Press

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• Work with integrity and succeed with integrity

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  Integrity, Succeed

  A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Srijan Pal Singh (2015). “Advantage India: From Challenge to Opportunity”, p.82, HarperCollins Publishers India

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• As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

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  Children, Child Of God, Happens

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.136, Universities Press

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• I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face.

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  Honesty, Heart, Hands

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• Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

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  Congratulations, Heart, Half

  Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, Arun Tiwari (1999). “Wings of Fire: An Autobiography”, p.45, Universities Press

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• 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.

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  Inspirational, Family, Beautiful

  "Security and Diplomacy: Essential Documents". Book by Arvind Gupta, Mukul Chaturvedi, Akshay Joshi (p. 144), 2004.

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• 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.

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  Courage, Thinking, People

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• India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

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  Healthy, India, Value Systems

  "Nuclear Scientist Is New President of India". www.foxnews.com. July 18, 2002.

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• Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.

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  Teacher, Teaching, Character

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• If you want to shine like sun, first you have to burn like it.

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  Inspirational, Shining, Mein Kampf

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• No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

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  Motivational, Killing Others, Requirements

  "Philosophy & Social Action", Vol. 29, Nr 1-4, (p. 20), 2003.

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• A teacher should have a creative mind.

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  Teacher, Should Have, Creative

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• In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

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  Individuality, Democracy, Important

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• What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

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  Political, Development, Plus

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• Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?.

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  Media, Achievement, Stories

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• How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.

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  Law, Action, Crime

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