Abdul Kalam

As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.

Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness. 

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. 
 
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.
 
God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers. 
 
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended. 
 
I was willing to accept what I couldn't change. 
 
If we are not free, no one will respect us.
 
Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
 
Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
 
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.
 
Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success. 
 
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around. 
 
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal. 
 
Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength. 
 
We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream! 
 
We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.
 
You have to dream before your dreams can come true.