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“If you want to shine like a sun. First burn like a sun.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms. When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates. When thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit. When knowledge is lit, economy flourishes.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Dream, Dream, Dream Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“You can’t change your future but you can change your habits and surely your habits will change your future.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Without your involvement you can’t succeed. With your involvement you can’t fail.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Confidence and Hard-work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you a successful person.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“One best book is equal to a hundred good friends, but one good friend is equal to a library.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Love your job but don’t love your company, because you may not know when your company stops loving you.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Success Is When Your “Signature” Changes to “Autograph”.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“A teacher should have a creative mind.”
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“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.”
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“Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?”
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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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“Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms… For example, I am made up of 5.8×10 27 atoms.”
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“My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.”
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“Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Confidence and hard work is the medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you successful person.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“I’m not an expert on the arms race.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“It’s when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that’s the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“One of the more difficult tasks for me as president was to decide on the issue of confirming capital punishment awarded by courts.. to my surprise.. almost all cases which were pending had a social and economic bias.”
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“When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Developing nations want to become developed nations.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“All the scientists and technologists should work in appropriate region, specifically the rural technologies, to transform Indian rural sector.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“War is never a lasting solution for any problem.”
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“Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“There has to be a global mission of human progress.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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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“All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the laboratories and fields have to make?”
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“I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.”
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“Rameswaram has, since antiquity, been an important pilgrimage destination.”
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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“If four things are followed – having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance – then anything can be achieved.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“The wealth of information now available at the click of a finger amazes me.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“My hair grows and grows; you cannot stop it – that fellow grows, it grows wild.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“When a nation is surrounded by weaponized nations, she has to equip herself.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“India should walk on her own shadow – we must have our own development model.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“To become ‘unique,’ the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination.”
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“Smart habitation is an integrated area of villages and a city working in harmony and where the rural and urban divide has reduced to thin line.”
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“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”
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“India can live without nuclear weapons. That’s our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.”
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“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.”
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“All of us do not have equal talent. But , all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”
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“If we are not free, no one will respect us.”
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“Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.”
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“For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody.”
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“Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.”
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“Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.”
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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“The President’s post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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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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“I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.”
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“In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.”
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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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.”
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“Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it.”
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“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.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Where do the evils like corruption arise from? It comes from the never-ending greed. The fight for corruption-free ethical society will have to be fought against this greed and replace it with ‘what can I give’ spirit.”
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“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.”
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“An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.”
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“I was willing to accept what I couldn’t change.”
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“Small aim is a crime; have great aim.”
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“Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.”
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“India’s trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.”
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“Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries.”
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“Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise 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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“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?”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

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“I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India’s flag in New Delhi.”
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“Regarding marriage, it – somehow, it didn’t happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.”
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“Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.”
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“Wherever I go, as long as I get a hot vegetable dish, I am okay. If I am in Gujarat, I have Gujarati food. If it’s Shillong, it’s northeastern.”
– Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

WE SHOULD NOT GIVE UP AND WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THE PROBLEM TO DEFEAT US.
Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam

Thoughts for students is here.

This quote best summarises our Missile Man, Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam. Born into a Tamil Muslim family in the pilgrimage town of Rameshwaram in Tamilnadu on 15th October 1931, he was the youngest in his family. His childhood was spent in poverty. But he never saw it as a bane. He sold newspapers to supplement his family’s income.  He had very vivid memories of his childhood.

Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam was raised in an atmosphere filled with love. Decades later he wrote in one of his books how he fondly remembered his mother feeding her own quota of food to the children and go hungry herself.

Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam was described as a bright and hardworking student. He showed a strong desire to learn. His science teacher Siva Subramaniya Iyer left a lasting impression on him, which later shaped his career. When he was ten years old, he took the students to the seashore and asked them to observe the birds in flight. The teacher gave the children a theoretical explanation with a practical example which made A.P.J Abdul Kalam realise that his life’s calling had something to do with flight.

After completing his studies at Schwartz Higher Secondary School, he enrolled at St.Joseph ‘s college, Thiruchirapally and graduated in science in 1954. Pursuing his childhood dream, he traveled to Madras to study aerospace engineering in Madras Institute of Technology.

During his third year, he was assigned a project to design a low-level attack aircraft together with a few other students. The project was a difficult one and they were given a very tight deadline. The young men toiled. They worked under immense pressure and finally managed to achieve the target within the stipulated time. This reflected A.P.J Abdul Kalam’s dedication.

At this point, A.P.J Abdul Kalam dreamt of becoming a fighter pilot. But he narrowly missed qualifying. God had other plans for him.

After earning his degree from MIT, he joined Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) in 1958. In the early 1960s, he worked with the renowned space scientist Dr.Vikram Sarabhai. However, he was not much satisfied with his work at DRDO and was happy to be transferred to the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) IN 1969. He served as the project director of the SLV-III, India’s first indigenously designed and produced satellite launch vehicle.

In the 1970s he made efforts to develop Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) which would allow India to launch its Indian Remote Sensing Satellite. It was an eventual success.

In in 1983, he returned to DRDO to lead the project Integrated Guided Missile Development Program (IGMDP). This program received great political support and it proved to be a resounding success. They produced a number of successful missiles including Agni missile and Prithvi missile. This earned him the nickname “Missile Man”. During this program, his involvement with Governmental agencies increased and was eventually appointed as the Scientific Advisor to the Defence minister in 1992. In 1999, he was appointed as the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.

It was under his able guidance that India successfully became a fully fledged nuclear state. He played a great role in Pokhran -II, a series of five nuclear bomb explosions.

In 2002, the National Democratic Alliance which was in power decided to nominate Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam for the post of President of India. Being a popular figure he garnered support from major political parties and easily won the Presidential election.

Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam assumed office as the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. He is the first bachelor and the first scientist to occupy the office. During his term of five years, he became popular as the “People’s President” as he was very keen on interacting with people directly. He had immense faith in the youth of this country. He spent a lot of time interacting with students and inspiring them. He stated that “small aim is a crime”. He was a great visionary. He proposed an action plan to make India a developed nation by 2020. He was however criticized for not taking solid action on the mercy petitions of the convicts on the death row submitted to him. He acted on only one plea. On 25th July 2007, he stepped down from the post deciding not to contest again for the post.

Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam was very passionate about interacting with bright young minds. He devoted the later years of his career to this passion. He ventured into the academic field. He became a visiting professor at institutions including Indian Institute of Management Shillong, IIM Ahmedabad, and IIM Indore. He served as the Chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. He emphasized the role of the youth in nation building and urged them to contribute to the same. Towards this goal he launched a program called “What Can I Give movement “ to develop the giving attitude.

Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam is the recipient of numerous awards. He received Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan and Bharat Ratna in the years 1981,1990 and 1997 respectively. The united nations observed his 79th birthday as World Students day.

Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam was a great patriot. He was a very simple person and he leads an unpretentious life. He loved playing Rudra Veena and his collection of books are considered as his greatest possession. He was a vegetarian and ate simple food. He was a benevolent soul. He often sent money to his elderly relatives. He maintained close ties with is siblings. Though a devout Muslim, he respected all religions. He was well versed in the Hindu tradition. He read Bhagavad Gita regularly. He was an epitome of national integration. He was a scholar of Thirukkural and was known to quote at least one couplet in his speeches. He had a keen interest in Tamil literature and wrote poems in Tamil. He has authored several books. He is known to write his own thank you cards with personalized messages in his own handwriting.

He remained active till the very end. While delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong on 27th July 2015, he collapsed and was rushed to the hospital. He was confirmed dead due to cardiac arrest at 7.45pm. The Government of India declared a seven day mourning period as a mark of respect. His life is an inspiration for every individual. He inspired the nation of a billion to dream. A fitting tribute to this great soul would be to live by his words.