00:00If you want to shine like a sun, first burn like a sun.
00:06APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Excellence is a continuous process and not
00:13an accident.
00:15APJ Abdu'l-Kalam We should not give up and we should not
00:22allow the problem to defeat us.
00:25APJ Abdu'l-Kalam To succeed in your mission, you must have
00:33a single-minded devotion to your goal.
00:36APJ Abdu'l-Kalam If four things are followed, having a great
00:43aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance, then anything can be achieved.
00:52APJ Abdu'l-Kalam God, our Creator, has stored within our
01:01minds and personalities great potential strength and ability.
01:07Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.
01:11APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Climbing to the top demands strength, whether
01:18it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
01:24APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Life is a difficult game.
01:31You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
01:35APJ Abdu'l-Kalam A teacher should have a creative mind.
01:45APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Creativity is the key to success in the future,
01:52and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
01:59APJ Abdu'l-Kalam One of the very important characteristics
02:05of a student is to question.
02:08Let the students ask questions.
02:12APJ Abdu'l-Kalam No sanction can stand against ignited minds.
02:20APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Let me define a leader.
02:26He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem.
02:32Instead, he should know how to defeat it.
02:36Most importantly, he must work with integrity.
02:40APJ Abdu'l-Kalam In a democracy, the well-being, individuality,
02:48and happiness of every citizen is important for the overall prosperity, peace, and happiness
02:56of the nation.
02:58APJ Abdu'l-Kalam You have to dream before your dreams can
03:05come true.
03:07APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Small aim is a crime.
03:15Have great aim.
03:17APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Science is a beautiful gift to humanity.
03:24We should not distort it.
03:26APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Great dreams of great dreamers are always
03:33transcended.
03:35APJ Abdu'l-Kalam You see, God helps only people who work hard.
03:44That principle is very clear.
03:47APJ Abdu'l-Kalam As a child of God, I am greater than anything
03:56that can happen to me.
03:58APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Great teachers emanate out of knowledge,
04:05passion, and compassion.
04:08APJ Abdu'l-Kalam I firmly believe that unless one has tasted
04:16the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success.
04:21APJ Abdu'l-Kalam We must think and act like a nation of a billion
04:29people and not like that of a million people.
04:36Dream, dream, dream.
04:39APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Building capacity dissolves differences.
04:46It irons out inequalities.
04:48APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Look at the sky.
04:54We are not alone.
04:56The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and
05:03work.
05:04APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Let us sacrifice our today so that our children
05:11can have a better tomorrow.
05:14APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Man needs his difficulties because they are
05:21necessary to enjoy success.
05:24APJ Abdu'l-Kalam The bird is powered by its own life and by
05:32its motivation.
05:34APJ Abdu'l-Kalam If we are not free, no one will respect us.
05:42APJ Abdu'l-Kalam The youth need to be enabled to become job
05:51generators from job seekers.
05:54APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Poetry comes from the highest happiness or
06:02the deepest sorrow.
06:04APJ Abdu'l-Kalam War is never a lasting solution for any problem.
06:13APJ Abdu'l-Kalam No religion has mandated killing others as
06:20a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.
06:24APJ Abdu'l-Kalam I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
06:33APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Regarding marriage, it, somehow, it didn't
06:41happen.
06:43One fellow in such a big family not getting married is not an issue.
06:48APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Be more dedicated to making solid achievements
06:54than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
06:59APJ Abdu'l-Kalam My hair grows and grows.
07:06You cannot stop it.
07:08That fellow grows, it grows wild.
07:12APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Nations consist of people and, with their
07:19effort, a nation can accomplish all it could ever want.
07:24APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Ultimately, education in its real sense is
07:32the pursuit of truth.
07:34It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
07:39APJ Abdu'l-Kalam All wars signify the failure of conflict
07:46resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust, and confidence.
07:55APJ Abdu'l-Kalam How accurately can the law fix the crime?
08:04There has to be a mechanism for very fast action.
08:08The law is like this.
08:11Catch them and punish them.
08:14APJ Abdu'l-Kalam The government, whether state or central,
08:21is elected.
08:23That means we have a responsibility to elect the right kind of leaders.
08:28APJ Abdu'l-Kalam When grand plans for scientific and defense
08:34technologies are made, do the people in power think about the sacrifices the people in the
08:40laboratories and fields have to make?
08:44APJ Abdu'l-Kalam My view is that at a younger age your optimism
08:52is more and you have more imagination, etc.
08:57You have less bias.
08:59APJ Abdu'l-Kalam We must get rid of fossil fuels by developing
09:06injection systems for automobiles which can run on biofuel.
09:12APJ Abdu'l-Kalam The wealth of information now available at
09:19the click of a finger amazes me.
09:23APJ Abdu'l-Kalam The president's post should not be politicized.
09:30Once a president is elected he is above politics.
09:35APJ Abdu'l-Kalam There are a number of women who have brought
09:41about immense change in society.
09:44APJ Abdu'l-Kalam There is not enough funding for basic sciences
09:50in India.
09:51We have to invest in a big way and I am pushing that idea.
09:57APJ Abdu'l-Kalam Every nation has to follow a certain policy,
10:05commercial, trade, various other types of policies.
10:10APJ Abdu'l-Kalam
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