" Dream is not what you see in sleep; is the thing which doesn't let you sleep "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" all reasonable men adapt themselves to the world. Only a few unreasonable ones persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves. All progress in the world depends on these unreasonable men and their innovative and often non-conformist actions. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" One best book is equal to hundred good friends but one good friend is equal to a library "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" praise publicly, but criticize privately. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" came. Despite the huge challenge, it was also a project right after my heart and fired my imagination too. We moved from the design "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" Total commitment is a crucial quality for those who want to reach the very top of their profession. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking leads to knowledge, Knowledge makes you great. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" Learning gives creativity, Creativity leads to thinking, Thinking leads to knowledge, Knowledge makes you great. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" There are boundaries that dictate life: you can only lift so much weight; you can only learn so fast; you can only work so hard; you can only go so far! "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" If You'r a Mechanical Engineer Don't Feel So Proud, Because You Can Repair Everything Except Your Own Heart "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" 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. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" The real journey of the Indian aerospace programme, however, had begun with the Rohini Sounding Rocket (RSR) Programme. What is it that distinguishes a sounding rocket from a Satellite Launch Vehicle (SLV) and from a missile? In fact, they are three "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" The country doesn't deserve anything less than success from us. Let us aim for success "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" A large number of scientists and engineers leave this country at their first opportunity to earn more money abroad. It is true that they definitely get greater monetary benefits, but could anything compensate for this love and respect from one's own countrymen? "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" the best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" What you are destined to become is not revealed now but it is predetermined. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" I have repeatedly seen how people are poor at articulating what they want—until they see a work centre doing something they don't want them to do. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" There are more reviews available than the views. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" My impression of the American people can be summarized by a quotation from Benjamin Franklin, "Those things that hurt instruct!" I realised that people in this part of the world meet their problems head on. They attempt to get out of them rather than suffer them. "

- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam