A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

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

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

“The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise. Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.”

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

“Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect.”

“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, calibre, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.”

“Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.”

“A teacher should have a creative mind.”

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

“One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.”

“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.”

“The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.”

“No sanction can stand against ignited minds.”

“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.”

“If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.”

“Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.”

“Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance?”

“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.”

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

“Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities.”

“War is never a lasting solution for any problem.”

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

“The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.”

“Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.”

“Writing is my love. If you love something, you find a lot of time.”