The bird is powered by its own life and by its motivation.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Almost half of the population of the world lives in rural regions and mostly in a state of poverty. Such inequalities in human development have been one of the primary reasons for unrest and, in some parts of the world, even violence.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

If we are not free, no one will respect us.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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?

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Nations consist of people. And with their effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

There has to be a global mission of human progress.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

I love the sea.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Every nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

God is everywhere.

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam