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

Abdul Kalam

Abdul Kalam

Profession: President
Nationality: Indian


I was willing to accept what I couldn't change. Abdul Kalam

Some suggestions for you :

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

When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realise that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them and move on with our lives.

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

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

Poetry comes from the highest happiness or the deepest sorrow.

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

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

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

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

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.

We have not invaded anyone. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way of life on them.

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

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