APJ Abdul Kalam was an Indian scientist and politician who served as the President of India from 2002 to 2007. Born on October 15, 1931, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Kalam obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology and went on to work for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).
Kalam was known as the “Missile Man of India” for his significant contributions to the development of ballistic missile technology in India.
Kalam received numerous awards and honors for his contributions, including the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award. He passed away on July 27, 2015, while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong. Let’s see some of the most inspiring quotes of Abdul Kalam.
Abdul Kalam Motivational Quotes
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”
“Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.”
“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”
“Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”
“All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.”
“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.”
“Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.”
“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.”
“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes on Success
“Success is when your signature becomes an autograph.”
“Success is not a destination, it’s a journey.”
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”
“Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough.”
“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”
“For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.”
“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”
“The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.”
“You have to be dreamers, you have to be thinkers, you have to be doers. You have to be someone who’s fearless.”
“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes on Life
“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.”
“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.”
“Life is a beautiful journey, full of joy and full of pain.”
“The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.”
“We are all born with a divine fire in us. Our efforts should be to give wings to this fire and fill the world with the glow of its goodness.”
“It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.”
“Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in the second, more lips are waiting to say that your first victory was just luck.”
“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.”
“Dreams are not those which come while we are sleeping, but those which keep us from sleeping.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes for Students
“Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.”
“One best book is equal to a hundred good friends, but one good friend is equal to a library.”
“The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom.”
“If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.”
“Learning gives creativity, creativity leads to thinking, thinking provides knowledge, and knowledge makes you great.”
“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.”
“Your best teacher is your last mistake.”
“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual.”
“Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.”
Abdul Kalam Quotes on Work
“Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.”
“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”
“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.”
“Small aim is a crime; have great aim.”
“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.”
“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.”
“Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.”
“It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone.”
“Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organization and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant. Knowledge with action, converts adversity into prosperity.”
APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes on Knowledge
“Learning gives creativity, creativity leads to thinking, thinking provides knowledge, and knowledge makes you great.”
“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 purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise… Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.”
“Knowledge with action converts adversity into prosperity.”
“Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual.”
“Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.”
“To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”
“Knowledge is power. Information is liberating. Education is the premise of progress, in every society, in every family.”
“Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life.”
Conclusion
APJ Abdul Kalam was a visionary and inspirational leader. His quotes and speeches continue to inspire millions of people around the world to dream big, work hard, and make a positive impact on society. He left behind a legacy of hope, optimism, and faith in the power of human potential.
