A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

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.

I have met 18 million youth, and each wants to be unique.

India should walk on her own shadow - we must have our own development model.

For success of any mission, it is necessary to have creative leadership. Creative leadership is vital for government, non-governmental organisations as well as for industries.

All wars signify the failure of conflict resolution mechanisms, and they need post-war rebuilding of faith, trust and confidence.

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?

To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.

The youth need to be enabled to become job generators from job seekers.

Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.

Small aim is a crime; have great aim.

Small aim is a crime.

The wealth of information now available at the click of a finger amazes me.