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A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

Indian Statesman
Born: October 15, 1931
Died: July 27, 2015
India's trade deficit is because of excess of import over exports.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Because Deficit Excess Exports Import India Over Trade Trade Deficit
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.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Constitution Does Everyone Giving India Irrespective Legislative More Nation Over Parliament Party Presented President Prevent Realised Studied Took Vision Welcomed
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.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Area City Divide Harmony Integrated Line Reduced Rural Smart Thin Urban Villages Where Working
Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Achievements Acknowledge Amazing Embarrassed Great Great Nation Here India Many Me Media Nation Negative Our Own Recognise Refuse Stories Strengths Success Success Stories Tell Them Why
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.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Almost Awarded Bias Capital Capital Punishment Cases Confirming Courts Decide Difficult Economic Had Issue Me More President Punishment Social Surprise Tasks Were Which
When you look at the light bulb above you, you remember Thomas Alva Edison. When the telephone bell rings, you remember Alexander Graham Bell. Marie Curie was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize. When you see the blue sky, you think of Sir C.V. Raman.
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Above Alexander Bell Blue Blue Sky Bulb Edison First Graham Light Light Bulb Look Marie Nobel Nobel Prize Prize Remember Rings See Sir Sky Telephone Think Thomas Win Woman You
The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
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Beings Created Education Enlightened Expertise Good Good Human Human Human Beings Make Purpose Skill Teachers
Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.
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Compassion Emanate Great Great Teachers Knowledge Out Passion Teachers
Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Activity Being Better Better Place Carried Could Dignity Each Education Enhances Every Field Forward Her His Human Human Activity Human Being Increases Individual Live Much Only Place Real Real Education Real Sense Realized Self Respect Sense Will World
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.
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Children Decide Doctor Dream Dreams Engineer Go Having Help Mars Moon Politician Shape Start Them Time Want Whether Work You
Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Education Endless Enlightenment Journey Knowledge Pursuit Real Real Sense Sense Through Truth Ultimately
Science has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms... For example, I am made up of 5.8x10 27 atoms.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Am Atoms Body Example For Example Human Human Body I Am Made Millions Revealed Science Up
I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Each Met Million Unique Wants Youth
All the scientists and technologists should work in appropriate region, specifically the rural technologies, to transform Indian rural sector.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Appropriate Indian Region Rural Scientists Sector Should Specifically Technologies Transform Work
Science is a beautiful gift to humanity; we should not distort it.
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Beautiful Distort Gift Humanity Science Should
We must get rid of fossil fuels by developing injection systems for automobiles, which can run on bio-fuel.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Automobiles Developing Fossil Fossil Fuels Fuels Get Must Rid Run Systems Which
I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
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Aspire Believe Bitter Cannot Enough Failure Firmly Pill Success Tasted Unless
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.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Am Dish Food Get Go Hot I Am Long Okay Vegetable Wherever
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is beauty in the character. When there is beauty in the character, there is harmony in the home. When there is harmony in the home, there is order in the nation. When there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Beauty Character Harmony Heart Home Nation Order Peace Righteousness Where World
I was a disadvantaged child from a non-educated family, yet I had the advantage of being in the company of great teachers.
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Advantage Being Child Company Disadvantaged Family Great Great Teachers Had Teachers