Quotes

“It is possible to be a master in false philosophy, easier, in fact, than to be a master in the truth, because a false philosophy can be made as simple and consistent as one pleases.” George Santayana

“It is veneer, rouge, aestheticism, art museums, new theaters, etc. that make America impotent. The good things are football, kindness, and jazz bands.” George Santayana

“My atheism, like that of Spinoza, is true piety towards the universe and denies only gods fashioned by men in their own image, to be servants of their human interests.” George Santayana

“Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions.” George Santayana

“The philosophy of the common man is an old wife that gives him no pleasure, yet he cannot live without her, and resents any aspersions that strangers may cast on her character.” George Santayana

“Each religion, by the help of more or less myth, which it takes more or less seriously, proposes some method of fortifying the human soul and enabling it to make its peace with its destiny.” George Santayana

“The tendency to gather and to breed philosophers in universities does not belong to ages of free and humane reflection: it is scholastic and proper to the Middle Ages and to Germany.” George Santayana

“If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.” Abdul Kalam

“God, our Creator, has stored within our minds and personalities, great potential strength and ability. Prayer helps us tap and develop these powers.” Abdul Kalam

“You have to dream before your dreams can come true.” Abdul Kalam

“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.” Abdul Kalam

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

“Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.” Abdul Kalam

“Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.” Abdul Kalam

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

“My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.” Abdul Kalam

“If we are not free, no one will respect us.” Abdul Kalam

“Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.” Abdul Kalam

“As a child of God, I am greater than anything that can happen to me.” Abdul Kalam

“Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.” Abdul Kalam

“Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.” Abdul Kalam

“We should not give up and we should not allow the problem to defeat us.” Abdul Kalam

“Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.” Abdul Kalam

“Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.” Abdul Kalam

“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?” Abdul Kalam

“Do we not realize that self respect comes with self reliance?” Abdul Kalam

“I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.” Abdul Kalam

“In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.” Abdul Kalam

“English is necessary as at present original works of science are in English. I believe that in two decades times original works of science will start coming out in our languages. Then we can move over like the Japanese.” Abdul Kalam

“No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.” Abdul Kalam