"I reminded myself that the best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"There seems to be an attitude problem, as if we cannot shake ourselves out of a mindset of limited achievement."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"there is no greater power in heaven or on earth than the commitment to a dream."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Dream is not what you see in sleep; is the thing which doesn't let you sleep"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"all reasonable men adapt themselves to the world. Only a few unreasonable ones persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves. All progress in the world depends on these unreasonable men and their innovative and often non-conformist actions."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"One best book is equal to hundred good friends but one good friend is equal to a library"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"praise publicly, but criticize privately."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"came. Despite the huge challenge, it was also a project right after my heart and fired my imagination too. We moved from the design"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Total commitment is a crucial quality for those who want to reach the very top of their profession."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking leads to knowledge, Knowledge makes you great."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking leads to knowledge, Knowledge makes you great."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"There are boundaries that dictate life: you can only lift so much weight; you can only learn so fast; you can only work so hard; you can only go so far!"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"If You'r a Mechanical Engineer Don't Feel So Proud, Because You Can Repair Everything Except Your Own Heart"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Within the mind are all the resources required for successful living. Ideas are present in the consciousness, which when released and given scope to grow and take shape, can lead to successful events."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"The real journey of the Indian aerospace programme, however, had begun with the Rohini Sounding Rocket (RSR) Programme. What is it that distinguishes a sounding rocket from a Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) and from a missile? In fact, they are three"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"The country doesn't deserve anything less than success from us. Let us aim for success"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"A large number of scientists and engineers leave this country at their first opportunity to earn more money abroad. It is true that they definitely get greater monetary benefits, but could anything compensate for this love and respect from one's own countrymen?"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"the best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"What you are destined to become is not revealed now but it is predetermined."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"I have repeatedly seen how people are poor at articulating what they want—until they see a work centre doing something they don't want them to do."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"There are more reviews available than the views."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"My impression of the American people can be summarized by a quotation from Benjamin Franklin, "Those things that hurt instruct!" I realised that people in this part of the world meet their problems head on. They attempt to get out of them rather than suffer them."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"You cannot change your FUTURE, you can change your HABITS. And surely your HABITS will change your FUTURE"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"He who knows others is learned, but the wise one is the one who knows himself. Learning without wisdom is of no use."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"dream is not what you see when you sleep at night,but dream is something which does not let you sleep."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"You have to Dream before your Dreams can come true"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"God has not promised Skies always blue, Flower-strewn pathways All our life through; God has not promised Sun without rain, Joy without sorrow, Peace without pain."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"For all your days prepare And meet them ever alike When you are the anvil, bear - When you are the hammer, strike."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"once your mind stretches to a new level it never goes back to its original dimension."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"A big shot is a little shot who keeps on shooting, so keep trying."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Let not thy winged days be spent in vain. When once gone no gold can buy them back again"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"My story—the story of the son of Jainulabdeen, who lived for over a hundred years on Mosque Street in Rameswaram island and died there; the story of a lad who sold newspapers to help his brother; the story of a pupil reared by Sivasubramania Iyer and Iyadurai Solomon; the story of a student taught by teachers like Pandalai; the story of an engineer spotted by MGK Menon and groomed by the legendary Prof. Sarabhai; the story of a scientist tested by failures and setbacks; the story of a leader supported by a large team of brilliant and dedicated professionals. This story will end with me, for I have no belongings in the worldly sense. I have acquired nothing, built nothing, possess nothing—no family, sons, daughters."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us to tap and develop these powers."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Behind the parents stands the school, and behind the teacher the home."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"If you want to leave your footprints On the sands of time Do not drag your feet."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"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
December 21, 2024
"To succeed in life and achieve results, you must understand and master three mighty forces— desire, belief, and expectation."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"why be afraid of difficulties, sufferings and problems? When troubles come, try to understand the relevance of your sufferings. Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Desire, when it stems from the heart and spirit, when it is pure and intense, possesses awesome electromagnetic energy. This energy is released into the ether each night, as the mind falls into the sleep state. Each morning it returns to the conscious state reinforced with the cosmic currents. That which has been imaged will surely and certainly be manifested. You can rely, young man, upon this ageless promise as surely as you can rely upon the eternally unbroken promise of sunrise... and of Spring."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"To live only for some unknown future is superficial. It is like climbing a mountain to reach the peak without experiencing its sides. The sides of the mountain sustain life, not the peak. This is where things grow, experience is gained and technologies are mastered. The importance of the peak lies only in the fact that it defines the sides."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Let not thy winged days be spent in vain. Whenonce gone no gold can buy them back again."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Once your mind stretches to a new level it never goes back to its original dimension"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"I am not handsome but I can give my hand to someone who need help... Because beauty is required in heart not in face...."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Failure will never overtake me if my definition to succeed is strong enough"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Learning gives creativity Creativity leads to thinking Thinking provides knowledge Knowledge makes you great."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms. When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates. When thinking emanates, knowledge is fully lit. When knowledge is lit, economy flourishes."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Dream is not the thing you see in sleep but is that thing that doesn't let you sleep."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Dreams are not those which comes while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when u don't sleep before fulfilling them."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"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."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"All Birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds. Problems are common, but attitude makes the difference!!!"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means "first Attempt In Learning" - End is not the end, if fact E.N.D. means "Effort Never Dies" - If you get No as an answer, remember N.O. means "Next Opportunity". So Let's be positive. "Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam of feel LIFE"
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Dream, Dream Dream Dreams transform into thoughts And thoughts result in action."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024
"Dream is not that which you see while sleeping it is something that does not let you sleep."
- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
December 21, 2024