Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam citáty

I question this term because that implies a pathological condition or an illness. If I do what I desire more than anything else in the world and which makes me happy, such work can never be an aberration.

p. 89
Wings of Fire

„If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Arvind Gupta, Mukul Chaturvedi, Akshay Joshi (2004) Security and Diplomacy: Essential Documents. p. 144.

„Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 161.

„I often read Khalil Gibran, and always find his words full of wisdom. "Bread baked without love is a bitter bread that feeds but half a man's hunger"—those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around. If you are a writer who would secretly prefer to be a lawyer or a doctor, your written words will feed but half the hunger of your readers; if you are a teacher who would rather be a businessman, your instructions will meet but half the need for knowledge of your students; if you are a scientist who hates science, your performance will satisfy but half the needs of your mission.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 45.

„My school was a happy place. All of us who started our schooling there completed our studies till the eighth standard. I don't remember even a single person dropping out. These days, when i visit schools, both big and small, all across the country, i tell them that true quality does not come from a great building or great facilities or great advertisements. It happens when education is imparted with love by great teachers.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

My Journey: Transforming Dreams into Actions

„I have always considered the price of perfection prohibitive and allowed mistakes as a part of the learning process. I prefer a dash of daring and persistence to perfection. I have always supported learning on the part of my team members by paying vigilant attention to each of their attempts, be they successful or unsuccessful.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 58.

„My impression of the American people can be summarized by a quotation from Benjamin Franklin, "Those things that hurt instruct!" I realised that people in this part of the world meet their problems head on. They attempt to get out of them rather than suffer them.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 38.

„This is my belief: that through difficulties and problems God gives us the opportunity to grow. So when your hopes and dreams and goals are dashed, search among the wreckage, you may find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins.“

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Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 140.

„Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire p. 90.

„I have always been a religious person in the sense that I maintain a working partnership with God. I was aware that the best work required more ability than I possessed and therefore I needed help that only God could give me. I made a true estimate of my own ability, then raised it by 50 per cent and put myself in God's hands. In this partnership, I have always received all the power I needed, and in fact have actually felt it flowing through me. Today, I can affirm that the kingdom of God is within you in the form of this power, to help achieve your goals and realise your dreams.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 49.

„A person with belief never grovels before anyone, whining and whimpering that it's all too much, that he lacks support, that he is being treated unfairly. Instead, such a person tackes problems head on and then affirms, 'As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 135 or p. 136 in certain university press editions.

„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.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 121.

„Thinking should become your capital asset, whatever ups and downs you may come across in your life.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

Quotations by 60 Greatest Indians, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology http://resourcecentre.daiict.ac.in/eresources/iresources/quotations.html,

„One of the important functions of prayer, I believe, is to act as a stimulus to creative ideas. Within the mind are all the resources required for successful living. Ideas are present in the consciousness, which when released and given scope to grow and take shape, can lead to successful events. God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps to tap and develop these powers.“

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— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, kniha Wings of Fire

Zdroj: Wings of Fire, p. 32.