Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength. – Abdul Kalam
Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career. – Abdul Kalam
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. – Abdul Kalam
Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? Is it a legacy of our colonial years? We want foreign television sets. We want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported? – Abdul Kalam