Quotes and Notes from the books I read (Part 1)

Remembering Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

Most of the following notes are from the book "Wings of Fire" by Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.

1. He used to say that a good student could learn more from bad teacher than a poor student from even a skilled teacher.
(Here 'He' is referred to one of the teachers of APJ Abdul Kalam sir)

2. To succeed in life and archive result, you must understand and master three mighty forces - desire, belief and expectation.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

3. With faith you can change your destiny
-Iyadurai Solomon( wings of fire )

4. One must the understand difference between communication and conversations
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

5. We just don't build on the successes, we also build on our failures.
- Von Braun (father of modern rocketry)

6. Pursuit of science is a combination of great elation and great despair.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

7.  Things that hurt instruct
- Benjamin Franklin

8. APJ Abdul Kalam Sir on failure of slv3-
It is like climbing mountains to reach the peak without experiencing its slides. Slides of mountains sustain life, not the peak, this is where things grow, experience is gained, and technologies are mastered. The importance of the peak lies only in the fact that it defines the slides. So I went towards the top always experiencing the slide.

9. APJ Abdul Kalam Sir wasn't in suitable attire to meet PM Indira Gandhi,  Dr. Dhawan said, "Don't worry you are beautifully clothed in your success".

10. PM asked sir to speak about the success of slv3 in a meeting of parliamentary panel of science and technology ...sir had to speak extempore and he said " I am indeed honored to be in this great gathering of nation builders. I only know how to build rocket system in our country, which would inject a satellite, built in our country, by imparting to it a velocity of 25,000km/hr"

11."What you imagine, is what will transpire. What you believe is what you will achieve."
-R. Venkataraman (Defense Minister 1983)

12. APJ Abdul Kalam Sir once said, "Ironically all through school we are taught to read, write, speak but not to listen."

13. "God can do tremendous things through a person who doesn't care about who gets the credit. The ego involvement must go."
- Robert Schuller.

14. "Before the God trusts you with success, you have to be humble enough to handle the big prize."
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

15. APJ Abdul Kalam Sir was project director at DRDO working on integrated missile development program. Number of junior scientists were hired for the program but it was hard to work on missile since it was the first time. One of the junior scientists asked sir -APJ, "we don't have big shot in our team how could we work..??" Sir said, "Big shot is a little shot who keeps on shooting, so keep trying.!!"

16. For successful outcome
Goal setting, positive thinking, visualizing, and believing is must.

17.Through difficulties and problem god gives us opportunities to grow. So when your hopes and dreams are dashed, search among the wreckage, you will find a golden opportunity hidden in the ruins.

18. Great dreams of great dreamer always transcended.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

19. Best way to do it, is to do it.!!

20. Be more dedicated to make solid achievement than running after a swift but synthetic happiness.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

21. Biggest problem Indian youth faced was lack of clarity of vision, a lack of direction.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

22. World will never again directed by muscle or money power, in fact both these power depend upon technological excellence.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

23. The culture of working only for material possessions and reward must be discarded.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

24. Your willingness to use your own inner resources to invest in your life,especially your imagination, will bring you success. When you address a task from your own uniquely individual standpoint, you become a whole person.
-Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam

25. Above all things reverence yourself
-Pythagoras

26. Be so busy improving yourself that you have no time to criticize other.
-Chetan Bhagat (From his book 'What young India wants')

27. Life is an exam where syllabus is unknown and question paper is not set, nor are there modal answer papers.
-Sudha Murty

28. Future belongs to those who prepare for it!!