A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Scientist

1931-10-15 – 2015-07-27

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was an Indian aerospace scientist and statesman who served as the 11th president of India from 2002 to 2007. He was widely known as the Missile Man of India for his leadership in India's missile and space programs.

Books by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Wings of Fire
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Ignited Minds
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My Journey
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Quotes by A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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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Small aim is a crime; have great aim.
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Widespread use of antibiotics promotes the spread of antibiotic resistance. Smart use of antibiotics is the key to controlling its spread.
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War is never a lasting solution for any problem.
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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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Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.
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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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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.
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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?
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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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One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
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Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
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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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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.
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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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The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
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Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.
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The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.
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In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.
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