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

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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" Science is global. Einstein's equation, E=mc2, has to reach everywhere. Science is a beautiful gift to humanity, we should not distort it. Science does not differentiate between multiple races. "

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

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" My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias. "

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" Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies. "

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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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" Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities. "

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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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" All the scientists and technologists should work in appropriate region, specifically the rural technologies, to transform Indian rural sector. "

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" Regarding marriage, it - somehow, it didn't happen. One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue. "

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" 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. "

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" Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level. "

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" As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me. "

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" 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. "

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" I love the sea. "

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" Small aim is a crime. "

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" 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. "

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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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" For 2,500 years, India has never invaded anybody. "

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" You have to dream before your dreams can come true. "

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" Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. "

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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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" Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow. "

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" When I took over as president, I studied the Constitution, and the more I studied it, the more I realised that it does not prevent the president of India from giving the nation a vision. So when I went and presented this vision in Parliament and in legislative assemblies; everyone welcomed it, irrespective of party affiliations. "

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" It means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer. "

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

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" No sanction can stand against ignited minds. "

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" Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident. "

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" God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers. "

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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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