A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

Measuring nuclear yield depends on multiple parameters – the location and number of instruments, the geology of the area, the location of the seismic station in relation to the test site.

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

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

Developing nations want to become developed nations.

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

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

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

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

Small aim is a crime.

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

I was willing to accept what I couldn’t change.

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.

Building capacity dissolves differences. It irons out inequalities.

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.

Today, India consumes about 682 watts per capita, far lesser than developed nations. As India develops, it will definitely require a lot more energy.

There has to be a global mission of human progress.

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.

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

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

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.

I’m not an expert on the arms race.

While children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.

Smart habitation is an integrated area of villages and a city working in harmony and where the rural and urban divide has reduced to thin line.

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

Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.

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

There are a number of women who have brought about immense change in society.

Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?

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

For me, there is no such thing as a negative experience.

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

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.

An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.

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

One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.

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?

Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms… For example, I am made up of 5.8×10 27 atoms.

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.

My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.

The government, whether state or central, is elected. That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.

Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.

Never stop fighting until you arrive at your destined place – that is, the unique you. Have an aim in life, continuously acquire knowledge, work hard, and have perseverance to realise the great life.

India has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.

When grand plans for scientific and defence technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the laboratories and fields have to make?

India’s trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.

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

If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.

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

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

You have to dream before your dreams can come true.

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

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.