A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes
The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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The want of money is the root of all evil.
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Lest Arab governments be tempted out of sheer routine to rush into impulsive rejection, let me suggest that tragedy is not what men suffer but what they miss.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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What really matters is what's on the inside.
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You can't play it safe if you want to get ahead.
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I was in a really crummy pop-punk band. I think we did a whole bunch of Blink-182 covers, and we were on the fringe of losers and jocks. So we invited all the cool kids to come watch us play in our bass player's brother's bedroom. And it was terrible, but everyone thought we were so cool.
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Religion often is misused for purely power-political goals, including war.
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Antonio Berardi is one of my good friends.
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Relationships can be very traumatic. But being in a healthy relationship can be very empowering.
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Yeah, I don't like, um, I'm not interested in rock 'n' roll piano. I find it a little grating.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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The international proletariat first appeared on the scene in the early Thirties of the nineteenth century, and its first great action was the French Revolution of 1848.
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In certain European cuisines, vegetables are cooked a long time. I take the term 'al dente' and use it for vegetables.
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All one needs to do is read - books, magazines, research the Internet - and pay attention to the influencers in their lives to discover the myriad people of strong moral character who have and still are making positive, meaningful contributions and differences in our world.
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I tend to like simple music. And clever, succinct lyrics. Songs that don't try to be more than they need to to be effective, to stir up something emotionally within you.
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I am a victim-oriented person. I like to see that the victims know that they have a voice.
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To me, a cat is an easy pet, they don't need any spoiling or looking after.
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In kindergarten, we had this Irish Catholic headmistress called Sister Leonie, and I remember she would tell us, say, to put the crayons in the box. I remember thinking, 'Why is everyone finding this so easy? Why should the crayons be in the box?'
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His ambition is to be the spider in the World Wide Web.
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No man can occupy the office of President without realizing that he is President of all the people.
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I don’t distinguish between magic and art. When I got into magic, I realised I had been doing it all along, ever since I wrote my first pathetic story or poem when I was twelve or whatever. This has all been my magic, my way of dealing with it.
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The new, old, and constantly changing language of politics is a lexicon of conflict and drama?ridicule and reproach?pleading and persuasion.
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The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
