Ignited Minds quotes by Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

Everything that we do, any doctrine that we espouse, should be for the good of humankind.

Fifty years after independence, the results of scientific effort have not reached the people to the extent required.

For great men, religion is a way of making friends; small people make religion a fighting tool.

Great teachers emanate out of knowledge, passion and compassion.

History shows the hunger for achievement is a highly evolved one and undoubtedly the strongest one.

I believe that when we believe in our goals, that what we dream of can become reality, results will begin to follow.

I realized then that if something is at stake, the human mind gets ignited and working capacity gets enhanced manifold.

If I believe I cannot do something, it makes me incapable of doing it.

Instead of importing theories and transplanting concepts we need to grow our own solutions.

Instead of searching for answers outside we will have to look within for them.

Leaders must ensure that the younger generation is better than them and not subject them to circumstances that will stunt their growth.

No agenda is more important than harmony among the people.

No ideology is above the security and prosperity of our country.

Once one selects a task, one should get immersed in it.

Scarcity of resources is not the cause of our problems.

Science was born and survives only by questions. The whole foundation of science is questioning.

Taking responsibility also means a willingness to exercise our abilities to the fullest.

The development of education and healthcare will yield the benefits of smaller families and a more efficient workforce.

The greatest danger to our sense of unity and our sense of purpose comes from those ideologists who seek to divide the people.

There is no greater power in heaven or on earth than the commitment to a dream.

There is no point in forcing others to follow your path.

Thinking is the capital, Enterprise is the way, Hard Work is the solution.

Three factors are invariably found in a strong nation: a collective pride in its achievements, unity and the ability for combined action.

Universal literacy and access to education for all is another fundamental requirement for a nation to be truly developed.

We need a vision that is shared by the entire nation.

We need to realize that missions are always bigger than organizations, just as organizations are always bigger than the individuals who run them.

Whatever you do must come from the heart, express your spirit, and thereby you will also spread love and joy around you.

Whether a nation qualifies as a knowledge society is judged by how effectively it deals with knowledge creation and knowledge deployment.

Wisdom is a weapon to ward off destruction; It is an inner fortress which enemies cannot destroy.

Young Indians with constructive ideas should not have to see them wither in the long wait for approval.