" What makes life in Indian organizations difficult is the widespread prevalence of this very contemptuous pride. It stops us from listening to our juniors, subordinates and people down the line. You cannot expect a person to deliver results if you humiliate him, nor can you expect him to be creative if you abuse him or despise him. The line between firmness and harshness, between strong leadership and bullying, between discipline and vindictiveness is very fine, but it has to be drawn. "— A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
" "Hard work is a prison sentence only if it does not have meaning. Once it does, it becomes the kind of thing that makes you grab your wife around the waist and dance a jig." "
— Malcolm Gladwell
" Every flower blooms at a different pace. "
— Suzy Kassem
" It’s not what’s under the tree that matters, but who’s around it. "
— Charlie Brown
" Believe you can and you're halfway there. "
— Theodore Roosevelt
" If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun. "
— A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
" Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus. "
— Alexander Graham Bell