A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes
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Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
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To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
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For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.
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I will not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; but some poor child living in an obscure place in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hopelessness.
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Widespread use of antibiotics promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance. Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling its spread.
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I never used any outside influence to advance my career. All I had was the inner urge to seek more within myself. The key to my motivation has always been to look at how far I had still to go rather than how far I had come.
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Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries.
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There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea.
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I was (and am) a terrible conversationist but consider myself a good communicator.
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I wonder why some people tend to see science as something which takes man away from God. As I look at it, the path of science can always wind through the heart. For me, science has always been the path to spiritual enrichment and self-realisation.
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I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.
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The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.
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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.
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One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.
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Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
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The world has today 546 nuclear plants generating electricity. Their experience is being continuously researched, and feedback should be provided to all. Nuclear scientists have to interact with the people of the nation, and academic institutions continuously update nuclear power generation technology and safety.
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Perhaps the main motive behind my isolation was my desire to escape from the demands of relationships, which I consider very difficult in comparison to making rockets. All I desired was to be true to my way of life, to uphold the science of rocketry in my country and to retire with a clean conscience.
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Small aim is a crime; have great aim.
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I am really overwhelmed. Everywhere both in Internet and in other media, I have been asked for a message. I was thinking what message I can give to the people of the country at this juncture.
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The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
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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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Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.
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The wealth of information now available at the click of a finger amazes me.