The Bay of Bengal is hit frequently by cyclones. The months of November and May, in particular, are dangerous in this regard.
Abdul KalamTeaching 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.
Abdul KalamScience has revealed that the human body is made up of millions and millions of atoms... For example, I am made up of 5.8x10^27 atoms.
Abdul KalamA developed India by 2020, or even earlier, is not a dream. It need not be a mere vision in the minds of many Indians. It is a mission we can all take up - and succeed.
Abdul KalamWe 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.
Abdul KalamWhen you speak, speak the truth; perform when you promise; discharge your trust... Withhold your hands from striking, and from taking that which is unlawful and bad.
Abdul KalamHow accurately can the law fix the crime? There has to be a mechanism for very fast action. The law is like this: catch them and punish them.
Abdul KalamWhy 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?
Abdul KalamIt means, people who are in high and responsible positions, if they go against righteousness, righteousness itself will get transformed into a destroyer.
Abdul KalamEach individual creature on this beautiful planet is created by God to fulfil a particular role. Whatever I have achieved in life is through His help and an expression of His will. He showered His grace on me through some outstanding teachers and colleagues and when I pay my tributes to these fine persons, I am merely praising His glory. We are all born with a divine fire in us.
Abdul Kalamsometimes it's better to bunk a class & enjoy with friends, coz today when I look back, marks never make me laugh memories do.
Abdul KalamDreams are not those which comes while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when u don't sleep before fulfilling them.
Abdul KalamConvergence of our views on global trade issues under the WTO and our common resolve to combat terrorism provide a valuable base for mutual understanding.
Abdul KalamOne of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.
Abdul KalamConfidence and Hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you successful person.
Abdul KalamAll wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.
Abdul KalamMy view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias.
Abdul KalamOne Best Book is Equal To Hundred Good Friends But One Good Friend is Equal To A Library.
Abdul KalamWhile children are struggling to be unique, the world around them is trying all means to make them look like everybody else.
Abdul KalamEveryone's life is a page in the human history irrespective of the position he or she holds or the work he or she performs.
Abdul KalamThose who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.
Abdul KalamIndia has to be transformed into a developed nation, a prosperous nation and a healthy nation, with a value system.
Abdul KalamEvery nation has to follow a certain policy: Commercial, trade, various other types of policies.
Abdul KalamThe President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.
Abdul KalamIf you are born with fame, it is an accident. If you die with fame, it is an achievement.
Abdul KalamLife is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
Abdul KalamDesire, when it stems from the heart and spirit, when it is pure and intense, possesses awesome electromagnetic energy. This energy is released into the ether each night, as the mind falls into the sleep state. Each morning it returns to the conscious state reinforced with the cosmic currents. That which has been imaged will surely and certainly be manifested. You can rely, young man, upon this ageless promise as surely as you can rely upon the eternally unbroken promise of sunrise... and of Spring.
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