“Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so emb...” — A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quote

“Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?”

“The President's post should not be politicised. Once a president is elected, he is above politics.”

“One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities.”

“The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.”

“If the Great Spirit had desired me to be a white man, he would have made me so in the first place.”

“It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.”