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Inspiring Thoughts

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Selected quotations from sayings and writings of a former president, scientist, and writer from India.

104 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2012

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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (Tamil: அவுல் பகீர் ஜைனுலாப்தீன் அப்துல் கலாம்) usually referred to as A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, was one of India's most distinguished scientists. He was an Aerospace engineer, professor, and chancellor of the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology (IIST), who served as the 11th President of India from 2002 to 2007. During his term as President, he was popularly known as the People's President.

Before his term as India's president, he worked as an aeronautical engineer with DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organisation) and ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation). He was responsible for the development of India's first satellite launch vehicle,the SLV-3 He is popularly known as the Missile Man of India for his work on development of ballistic missile and space rocket technology. Kalam played a pivotal organisational, technical and political role in India's Pokhran-II nuclear test in 1998, the first since the original nuclear test by India in 1974.

He has the unique honour of receiving honorary doctorates from thirty universities and the country's three highest civilian honours - Padma Bhushan (1981), Padma Vibhushan (1990) and Bharat Ratna (1997).

Former President Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, who became popular as ‘People’s President’, passed away on July 27th, 2015 at the age of 83 in Shillong, India.

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July 6, 2023
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is considered one of the most famous Presidents of India. He is, in fact, called the People’s president due to his friendly approach toward them, especially the children.

This book consists of inspirational quotes by Kalam.
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5 reviews2 followers
November 13, 2016

Inspiring quotes by Kalam sir.
And one of the best quotes I find is
"What would you like
to be remembered for?
You Have to evolve yourself
and shape your life.
You should write it on a
page and that maybe a very
important page in the book of
human history -APJ Abdul Kalam"
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38 reviews26 followers
September 18, 2015
Simple book with collective quotes from Prof. Abdul Kalam, this man had a great vision for India!

Focus is about education, leadership, knowledge, teachers, positivity, and action.
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86 reviews9 followers
December 26, 2016
What a inspiring thoughts by APJ... Here is few of them

"Encourage all children to dream for themselves. Unless they have dreams they will not be motivated to attain them"

"Creativity is seeing the same thing as everybody else, but thinking of out-of-the-box solutions"

"Quality leaders are like magnets, they attract the best people"

"It is not a disgrace to not reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for"

"A Good Book is a source of great knowledge and wealth for many generations"

"Dream, Dream, Dream
your dreams will transform into thoughts,
thoughts lead to honest work,
Work will result in actions
and you will succeed"

"Success is possible only when we have a commitment to action"

"Perception of disability lies in the mind"

"When learning is purposeful,
creativity blossoms
When creativity blossoms
thinking emanates
When thinking emanates
Knowledge is lit
When Knowledge is lit
the nation progresses"

"With determined efforts you can always succeed against established beliefs'

"Always be ready to walk the unexplored path"

"Creativity and imagination of the human mind would always be superior to any computer"

"Can we make an education system which will retain the smiles on the faces of our Children?"

It is through the process of innovation that knowledge is converted into wealth

Beautiful minds are the source of creativity

"A teacher has to create a lifelong autonomous learner"

"Keep asking questions till you get satisfactory answers"

"A Nation is great because of the way its people think"
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December 21, 2023
Rating :- 4 stars

This book is really good, but it had the potential to be great. I wish there were more in-depth discussions around each quote; that would have been really awesome, right now it is just a collection of quotes. While I understand that it may not be the primary goal of the book, such additions could've enhanced its overall impact.
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March 31, 2022
I wouldn't recommend purchasing this book.

There are three to four very good quotes but otherwise most quotes are somewhat repeated.

The quotes are mostly meant for teachers and students. They are mainly about dreams, learning, life, changes in the education system and national progress.
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June 25, 2021
It is a good collection of inspiring and motivational quotes by APJ Abdul Kalam.....
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January 4, 2016
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