“Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this w...” — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quote

“Unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. In this world, fear has no place. Only strength respects strength.”

“Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.”

“An economically peaceful and prosperous Sri Lanka is the dream of youth of the nation. My message for the youth is to collectively work for an inclusively developed Sri Lanka.”

“No work or love will flourish out of guilt, fear, or hollowness of heart, just as no valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now.”

“The Taliban knows they have more to fear from an educated girl than an American drone.”

“I fear that the hearts of the vast majority of mankind would beat on strongly and steadily and without any quickening if the league were to perish altogether.”