You have to dream before your dreams can come true.- 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?
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.
We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
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.
Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
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?
No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.
My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.
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.
Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
