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.

Abdul Kalam

Abdul Kalam

Profession: President
Nationality: Indian


When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. .. Abdul Kalam

Some suggestions for you :

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.

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.

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

It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.

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

We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!

Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.

India can live without nuclear weapons. That's our dream, and it should be the dream of the U.S. also.

To become 'unique,' the challenge is to fight the hardest battle which anyone can imagine until you reach your destination.

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

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

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?

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

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.