“I realized that if something is at stake, the human mind gets ignited and the working capacity gets enhanced manifold. This is one of the techniques of building talent. It is important to work hard towards your chosen path—success is more a function of effort than anything else.”
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
“It was exciting that such new technology was being developed in our nation which had become independent only two decades back. From a country that had been left ravaged by years of colonization, we had learnt to dream big and were working on fulfilling this dream fearlessly.”
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
“My life now became an endless round of work with some breaks for sleep and food. Like the two days I had worked non-stop to finish my project on time while at M.I.T., I now worked almost as hard, and it was not for two days this time but for months together.”
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
“Perhaps one day we will be able to live on the moon or on other planets, perhaps we will be able to harness energy from space and make our planet even better. There are so many challenges that seem impossible at one time, but become a reality if we study them and figure out how to tackle them.”
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
― My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography
“Don’t pretend to be a candle, be a moth. Know the power hidden in serving. We seem to have got stuck with external forms of politics and mistaking them to be nation-building. It is the sacrifices, toil and valour that and seldom shown or seen that truly makes a nation.”
― The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
― The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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