A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

Happiness, satisfaction, and success in life depend on making the right choices, the winning choices. There are forces in life working for you and against you. One must distinguish the beneficial forces from the malevolent ones and choose correctly between them.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

• Life
• Success
• Winning
• Choices

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• Happiness, satisfaction, and success in life depend on making the right choices, the winning choices. There are forces in life working for you and against you. One must distinguish the beneficial forces from the malevolent ones and choose correctly between them.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Life
  • Success
  • Winning