A. P. J. Abdul Kalam: Quotes about the trip

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam was 11th President of India, scientist and science administrator. Explore interesting quotes on way.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam: 86 quotes14 likes

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

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam book Wings of Fire

Source: Wings of Fire, p. 31.

“I will not be presumptuous enough to say that my life can be a role model for anybody; but some poor child living in an obscure place in an underprivileged social setting may find a little solace in the way my destiny has been shaped. It could perhaps help such children liberate themselves from the bondage of their illusory backwardness and hopelessness.”

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam book Wings of Fire

Source: Wings of Fire, p. 167.

“To live only for some unknown future is superficial. It is like climbing a mountain to reach the peak without experiencing its sides. The sides of the mountain sustain life, not the peak. This is where things grow, experience gained, and technologies are mastered. The importance of peak lies only in the fact that it defines the sides. So I went on towards the top, but always experiencing the sides. I had a long way to go but I was in no hurry. I went in little steps—just one step after another—but each step towards the top.”

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam book Wings of Fire

Source: Wings of Fire, p. 98.

“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person. And to retain this right, you will have to be willing to take the social or external risks involved in ignoring pressures to do things the way others say they should be done.”

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam book Wings of Fire

Source: Wings of Fire, p. 176.

“We 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.”

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Source: Eternal quest: life & times of Dr. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam (2002), p. 1904.

“Perhaps the main motive behind my isolation was my desire to escape from the demands of relationships, which I consider very difficult in comparison to making rockets. All I desired was to be true to my way of life, to uphold the science of rocketry in my country and to retire with a clean conscience.”

A. P. J. Abdul Kalam book Wings of Fire

Source: Wings of Fire, p. 121.