Kavin Kumar

“At this time I also started thinking about the reasons on why we should explore space and what the purpose behind building these rockets was. After all, we were still a young nation with limited resources. When it is difficult to make ends meet on earth, should we be looking at the stars and beyond and reach out so high?”
― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, 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.”
― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

“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.”
― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, My Life: An Illustrated Biography: An Illustrated Autobiography

“A.T.: I understand that you had a lot of difficulty in arranging relief of about 700,000 for each family? A.P.J.: I have forgotten that. There is a point at which everything becomes simple and there is no longer any question of choice, because all you have staked will be lost if you look back. Life, all through, is marked by points of no return—that is where I stood at that time.”
― A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, The Righteous Life: The Very Best of A.P.J. Abdul Kalam