A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

“Dreaming leads to thinking; thinking provides knowledge; knowledge leads you to work hard, which in turn makes you great.”

“Learning gives creativity. Creativity leads to thinking. Thinking provides knowledge. Only knowledge will make us great.”

“Everyone dreams of living in a prosperous India, a happy India and a peaceful India.”

“Where there is righteousness in the heart, There is beauty in the character. Where there is beauty in the character, There is harmony in the home. Where there is harmony in the home, There is an order in the nation. Where there is an order in the nation, There is peace in the world.”

“As a young citizen of India, armed with technology, knowledge and love for my nation, I realize, small aim is a crime.”

“I will work and sweat for a great vision, the vision of transforming India into a developed nation, powered by economic strength with value system”

“A knowledge society can be one of the foundations for realizing the vision for the nation: Developed India.”

“Knowledge has always been the prime mover of prosperity and power.”

“Think of the billion ignited Indian minds. This is the most powerful resource compared to any resource on the earth, above the earth and below the earth.”

“Your sweat will transform developing India into a developed nation. Let us start the movement for a developed India and work for the mission.”

“Civilisation that does not have the knowledge of technology or the technological nations without experience of civilization, cannot innovate newer economy.”

“The combination of prosperity, happiness and peace to a nation always come together.”

“The aspirations of the young to live in a prosperous, safe and proud India should be the guiding factor in whatever profession we contribute.”

“They have actually become the master of the problem rather than allowing problems to become their master.”

“My mission in life which is to bring connectivity between billion hearts and minds of the people of India in our multicultural society and to embed the self confidence that "we can do it".”

“The education system should instill in the minds of students capacities of inquiry, creativity, technology, entrepreneurial and moral leadership.”

“These are the leaders who would work together as a “Self-organizing Network” and transform India into a developed nation in a time bound manner.”

“The primary focus of the students should be to excel in their studies. This is their first contribution to the development of the nation.”

“A good system of education should be able to satisfy the insatiable hunger for knowledge. Teachers must be role models worthy of emulation.”

“Students are the creators of tomorrow's science and want to think about it today.”

“It is possible today for a student to have a reasonably sized library in a laptop and a student can also have access to the entire world of information through the Internet.”

“I reminded myself that the best way to win was to not need to win. The best performances are accomplished when you are relaxed and free of doubt.”

“The entire encounter seemed to me a total moment of truth, in which my dream was enveloped by the larger dream of a bigger person.”

“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!”