Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" 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. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Nation

Dream

Youth

Related Quotes:

" Small aim is a crime; have great aim. "

" There has to be a global mission of human progress. "

" 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. "

" My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline. "

" We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Meet

System

" There is not enough funding for basic sciences in India. We have to invest in a big way, and I am pushing that idea. "

" I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders. "

" 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. "

" We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream! "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Dream

Nation

" In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation. "

" No sanction can stand against ignited minds. "

" 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. "

" I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success. "

" 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. "

" Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance? "

" Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person. "

" 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? "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Amazing

Success

" 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. "

" 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. "

" What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics. "

" Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength. "

" India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also. "

" No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion. "

" 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. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Surprise

Punishment

" One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities. "

" Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it. "