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" If we are not free, no one will respect us. "
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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" 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. "
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" All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence. "
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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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" 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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" India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports. "
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" Rameswaram has, since antiquity, been an important pilgrimage destination. "
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" We must get rid of fossil fuels by developing injection systems for automobiles, which can run on bio-fuel. "
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" Smart habitation is an integrated area of villages and a city working in harmony and where the rural and urban divide has reduced to thin line. "
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" 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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" I love the sea. "
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" For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience. "
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" Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities. "
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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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" Developing nations want to become developed nations. "
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" For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced. "
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" Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. "
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" Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time. I write for two hours a day, usually starting at midnight; at times, I start at 11. "
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" If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun. "
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" Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it. "
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" Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion. "
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" When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives. "
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" Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence. "
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" 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? "
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" Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in. "
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" The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics. "
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" In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation. "
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" How accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them. "
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