Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, also known as the "Missile Man of India," was a renowned Indian scientist and politician. Born on October 15, 1931, in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, Kalam completed his education in aerospace engineering and worked for the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO). He played a crucial role in developing India's first satellite launch vehicle (SLV-III) and also worked on various military missile projects.
In 1998, Kalam was appointed as the Chief Scientific Advisor to the Prime Minister of India and in 2002, he was elected as the President of India, serving from 2002 to 2007. During his presidency, he was known for his humble and compassionate nature and for being a people's President. He was also known for his contributions to the fields of science, education, and humanitarianism, and his efforts to encourage the youth of India to pursue careers in science and technology.
Kalam was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. He was a great inspiration to millions of people in India and around the world, and his quotes and speeches continue to motivate people to this day. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam passed away on July 27, 2015, while delivering a lecture at the Indian Institute of Management Shillong, leaving behind a legacy of scientific and humanitarian achievements.
Here are 50+ positive thinking quotes by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam
"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."
"Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow."
"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life."
"You have to dream before your dreams can come true."
"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."
"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."
"To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal."
"Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others."
"Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident."
"You cannot change your future, but you can change your habits, and surely your habits will change your future."
"Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant."
"The best brains of the nation may be found on the last benches of the classroom."
"We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us."
"We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us."
"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough."
"To be a great personality is to be yourself in true sense, to take criticism positively and to work upon it."
"For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool."
"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."
"You see, God helps only people who work hard. That principle is very clear."
"Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success."
"Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realize your hidden potential and power, let difficulties know that you too are difficult."
"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 honor for me."
"I will not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; but some poor child living in an obscure place in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hopelessness."
"All of us do not have equal talent. But, all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents."
"Small aim is a crime; have great aim."
"Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended."
"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."
"If you want to leave your footprints in the sands of time, do not drag your feet."
"The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation."
"Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career."
"Thinking should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life."
"If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun."
"It is very easy to defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone."
"A dream is not that which you see while sleeping, it is something that does not let you sleep."
"If you fail, never give up because F.A.I.L. means 'First Attempt In Learning'."
"Dream, dream, dream. Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action."
"All of us should have our own vision of our life, irrespective of where we are today, where we were yesterday, and where we want to be tomorrow."
"Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion."
"Love your job, but don't love your company, because you may not know when your company stops loving you."
"The best way to predict your future is to create it."
"Thinking should be your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come across in your life."
"The only thing that's stopping you is yourself, and your limiting thoughts."
"We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us."
"One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions."
"If you want to achieve success, then don't doubt your dreams and keep working hard until you achieve them."
"Small aim is a crime; have great aim."
"The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise. Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers."
"If you want to succeed in life, you need to embrace failure and learn from it."
"Success is when your signature changes to autograph."
"Dreams are not those which come while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when you don't sleep before fulfilling them."
"Learning gives creativity, creativity leads to thinking, thinking provides knowledge, and knowledge makes you great."
"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."
"Thinking is progress. Non-thinking is stagnation of the individual, organisation and the country. Thinking leads to action. Knowledge without action is useless and irrelevant."
"It's not important what you achieve, it's important how you achieve it."
"Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident."
"We must think and act like a nation of a billion people, and not like a nation of a million people."
"A leader should know how to manage failure."