Famous Quotes

"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 on Respect

More quotes about Respect

• "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Respect

• "Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."

  Malcolm X on Respect

• "If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem."

  Abraham Lincoln on Respect

More quotes by Abdul Kalam

• "My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias."

• "Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work."

• "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?"

• "Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work."

• "I was willing to accept what I couldn't change."