Quotes from A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model.

Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.

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

Developing nations want to become developed nations.

War is never a lasting solution for any problem.

In a democracy, the well-being, individuality and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness of the nation.

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

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

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

Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.

Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.

Science is a beautiful gift to humanity we should not distort it.

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.

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

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

When a nation is surrounded by weaponized nations, she has to equip herself.

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

What is politics? Political system is equal to development politics plus political politics.

We must get rid of fossil fuels by developing injection systems for automobiles, which can run on bio-fuel.

The wealth of information now available at the click of a finger amazes me.

Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.

Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking leads to knowledge, Knowledge makes you great.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

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.