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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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" 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. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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" 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. "

" Rameswaram has, since antiquity, been an important pilgrimage destination. "

" I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers. "

" The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard. "

" We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage. "

" For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries. "

" 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. "

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

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

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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Nation

" Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries. "

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

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

" Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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Above

" Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended. "

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

" I was willing to accept what I couldn't change. "

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. "

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

" War is never a lasting solution for any problem. "

" 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

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" Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it. "

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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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. "

" The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation. "

" I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique. "

" Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want. "

" Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around. "