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" I was in high school when Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru unfurled India's flag in New Delhi. "
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Flag
High School
India
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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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" 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. "
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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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" Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms... For example, I am made up of 5.8x10 27 atoms. "
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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. "
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" Small aim is a crime. "
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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. "
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" Today, India is a nuclear weapons state. "
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" Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it. "
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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. "
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Father
Free
" I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success. "
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" India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model. "
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Shadow
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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! "
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Like
Nation
" In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime. "
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Death
India
" You have to dream before your dreams can come true. "
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Your Dreams
Dreams
" The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard. "
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May
November
" If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun. "
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Burn
Like
" We must get rid of fossil fuels by developing injection systems for automobiles, which can run on bio-fuel. "
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Rid
Run
" Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment. "
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Education
Journey
" For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody. "
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India
Anybody
" While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else. "
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Children
World
Unique
" 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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Youth
" If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved. "
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Work
Hard Work
" Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion. "
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Compassion
Passion
" My hair grows and grows; you cannot stop it - that fellow grows, it grows wild. "
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Hair
Cannot
" 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. "
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Tried
Culture
" I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique. "
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Youth
Met
" I'm not an expert on the arms race. "
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" Rameswaram has, since antiquity, been an important pilgrimage destination. "
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Been
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