Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, known as the Missile Man of India, is highly regarded throughout the globe. This inspiring quotes by Kalam Sir can help you stay motivated and help you realize your goals. This collection of motivational quotes will uplift your spirits and guide you towards a positive life. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam quotes
APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes Thoughts Words That Will Inspire You to Never Give Up
He was a brilliant scientist, educator, and president of the people. He led a straightforward, modest life, giving his all to his career and the country. He made significant contributions to the development of missiles and was the 11th President of India.
Read some insightful writings by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam about his experiences with leadership, success, education, and motivation.
Famous APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes
1. “What you imagine, is what will
transpire. What you believe is what you
will achieve.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
2. “Change is crucial. It brings new
thought; new thought leads to innovative actions.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
3. “In a democracy, the well-being, individuality
and happiness of every citizen is important
for the overall prosperity, peace and happiness
of the nation.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
APJ Abdul Kalam Quotes Inspire
You to Dream and success
4. “A leader can only be free
to lead his team if he keeps
abreast of all that is happening around
him – in real time.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
5. “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.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
6. “The best brains of the nation
may be found on the last benches
of the classroom.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
7. “For me, there is no such
thing as a negative experience.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
8. “To me, the level of responsibility
is measured by one’s ability to confront
the decision-making process without any delay or
distraction.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
9. “Two rules for a peaceful life:
Depression in failure should never go to
heart, and ego in success should never
go to the brain.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
Motivational Quotes by Dr.
APJ Abdul Kalam
10. “Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to
thinking, Thinking provides knowledge, Knowledge makes you
great.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
11. “Those who cannot work with their
hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success
that breeds bitterness all around.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
12. “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 realize the great life.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
13. “Climbing to the top demands strength,
whether to the top of Mount Everest
or to the top of your career.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
14. “If you fail, never give up
because F.A.I.L. means ‘First Attempt In Learning’.
End is not the end; in fact
E.N.D. means ‘Effort Never Dies’. If you
get No as an answer, remember N.O.
means ‘Next Opportunity’. So Let’s be positive.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
15. “You see, God helps only people
who work hard. That principle is very
clear.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
16. “When learning is purposeful, creativity blossoms.
When creativity blossoms, thinking emanates. When thinking
emanates, knowledge is fully lit. When knowledge
is lit, economy flourishes.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Quotes Author of Wings
of Fire
17. “Knowledge cannot be taken away from
anyone except by obsolescence.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
18. “Great teachers emanate out of knowledge,
passion and compassion.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
19. “Educationists should build the capacities of
the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and
moral leadership among students and become their
role model.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
20. “I reminded myself that the best
way to win was to not need
to win. The best performances are accomplished
when you are relaxed and free of
doubt.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
21. “We are all born with a
divine fire in us. Our efforts should
be to give wings to this fire
and fill the world with the glow
of its goodness.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
22. “You should always remember that we
don’t just build on successes, we also
build on failures.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
23. “One of the very important characteristics
of a student is to question. Let
the students ask questions.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
24. “A productive leader must be very
competent in staffing.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
25. “Be active! Take on responsibility! Work
for the things you believe in. If
you do not, you are surrendering your
fate to others.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
26. “Man needs his difficulties because they
are necessary to enjoy success.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
27. “Don’t read success stories, you will
only get a message. Read failure stories,
you will get some ideas to get
success.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
28. “Dream, Dream, Dream. Dreams transform into
thoughts and thoughts result in action.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
29. “You cannot change your future, but
you can change your habits, and surely
your habits will change your future.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
30. “The youth need to be enabled
to become job generators from job seekers.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
31. “Leaders can create a high productivity
level by providing the appropriate organizational structure
and job design, and by acknowledging and
appreciating hard work.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
32. “If four things are followed –
having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard
work, and perseverance – then anything can
be achieved.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
33. “You have to have a goal
but you have to have strategies to
achieve it as fast as possible.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
34. “Ultimately, education in its real sense
is the pursuit of truth. It is
an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
35. “The country doesn’t deserve anything less
than success from us. Let us aim
for success.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
36. “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.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
37. “Science is a beautiful gift to
humanity; we should not distort it.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
38. “Adversity always presents opportunities for introspection.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
39. “Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is
the way, Hard Work is the solution.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
40. “Small aim is a crime; have
great aim.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
41. “He who knows others is learned,
but the wise one is the one
who knows himself. Learning without wisdom is
of no use.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
42. “Within the mind are all the
resources required for successful living. Ideas are
present in the consciousness, which when released
and given scope to grow and take
shape, can lead to successful events.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
43. “Knowledge is a tangible asset, quite
often the most important tool in your
work.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
44. “Let us sacrifice our today so
that our children can have a better
tomorrow.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
45. “I firmly believe that unless one
has tasted the bitter pill of failure,
one cannot aspire enough for success.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
46. “The bird is powered by its
own life and by its motivation.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
47. “Without your involvement you can’t succeed.
With your involvement you can’t fail.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
48. “While children are struggling to be
unique, the world around them is trying
all means to make them look like
everybody else.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
49. “Don’t fear for facing failure in
the first attempt, because even the successful
Maths starts with ‘Zero’ only.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
50. “To succeed in life and achieve
results, you must understand and master three
mighty forces – Desire, Belief, and Expectation.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
51. “You have to dream before your
dreams can come true.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
52. “Total commitment is the common denominator
among all successful men and women.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
53. “Anyone who has taken up the
responsibility to lead a team can be
successful only if he is sufficiently independent,
powerful and influential in his own right
to become a person to reckon with.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
54. “To be a successful team leader,
one has to stay back after the
din and clutter of a working day
to emerge better-equipped and ready to face
a new day.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
55. “If you want to shine like
a sun, first burn like a sun.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
56. “Excellence is a continuous process and
not an accident.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
57. “Creativity is the key to success
in the future, and primary education is
where teachers can bring creativity in children
at that level.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
58. “Dream is not that which you
see while sleeping, it is something that
does not let you sleep.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
59. “Problems are a part of life.
Suffering is the essence of success.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
60. “The reality of your own nature
should determine your speed. If you become
restless, speed up. If you become tense
and high-strung, slow down.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
61. “Great dreams of great dreamers are
always transcended.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
62. “If you are born with fame,
it is an accident. If you die
with fame, it is an achievement.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
63. “Thinking should become your capital asset,
no matter whatever ups and downs you
come across in your life.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
64. “Success is when your signature becomes
an autograph.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
65. “Confidence and Hard work is the
best medicine to kill the disease called
failure. It will make you successful person.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
66. “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.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
67. “When troubles come, try to understand
the relevance of your sufferings.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
68. “We should not give up and
we should not allow the problem to
defeat us.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
69. “The key to my motivation has
always been to look at how far
I had still to go rather than
how far I had come.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
70. “I am not handsome, but I
can give my hand to someone who
needs help, because beauty is required in
heart not in face.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
71. “For success of any mission, it
is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative
leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations
as well as for industries.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
72. “To succeed in your mission, you
must have single-minded devotion to your goal.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
73. “Sometimes, it’s better to bunk a
class and enjoy with friends, because now,
when I look back, marks never make
me laugh, but memories do.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
74. “Difficulties in your life do not
come to destroy you, but to help
you realise your hidden potential and power,
let difficulties know that you too are
difficult.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
75. “One best book is equal to
hundred good friends but one good friend
is equal to a library.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
76. “If you earn your bread well,
there will always be people around you
to apply butter.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam
77. “All birds find shelter during a
rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying
above the clouds. Problems are common, but
attitude makes the difference.” ― Dr. A.P.J.
Abdul Kalam
78. “What is the secret of success?
Right decisions. How do you make right
decisions? Experience. How do you gain experience?
Wrong decisions.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
79. “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 honour for me.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
80. “Total commitment is a crucial quality
for those who want to reach the
very top of their profession.” ― Dr.
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
81. “The ignited mind of the youth
is the most powerful resource on the
earth, above the earth and under the
earth.” ― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
82. “I strongly believe that teachers need
to tell students about great lives and
make children understand their history and heritage.”
― Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
83. “Let me define a leader. He
must have vision and passion and not
be afraid of any problem. Instead, he
should know how to defeat it. Most
importantly, he must work with integrity.” ―
Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
