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All Abdul Kalam Quotes
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
Abdul Kalam
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We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.
Abdul Kalam
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In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
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.
Abdul Kalam
46% of people like this quote
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?
Abdul Kalam
45% of people like this quote
Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
Abdul Kalam
44% of people like this quote
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.
Abdul Kalam
43% of people like this quote
We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
Abdul Kalam
42% of people like this quote
Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?
Abdul Kalam
42% of people like this quote
It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.
Abdul Kalam
41% of people like this quote
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?
Abdul Kalam
41% of people like this quote
We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
Abdul Kalam
41% of people like this quote
Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
Abdul Kalam
38% of people like this quote
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
Abdul Kalam
28% of people like this quote
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