Popularly called the "Missile Man" of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam rose from humble beginnings

and earned the reputation of being the "people's President" who endeared himself to all all

sections, especially the young. Here are some inspirational quotes of the former president of

India:

Don't declare holiday on my death, instead work an extra day, if you love me.

All birds find shelter during a rain. But Eagles avoid rain by flying above the clouds.

Problems are common, but attitude make the difference.

Don’t take rest after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting

to say that your first victory was just luck.

Man needs difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.

Dream, Dream Dream, Dreams transform into thoughts and thoughts result in action.

Dreams are not those which comes while we are sleeping, but dreams are those when

you don’t sleep before fulfilling them.

Difficulties in your life do not come to destroy you, but to help you realize your hidden

potential and power, let difficulties know that you too are difficult.

Love your job but don't love your company, because you may not know when your

company stops loving you.

I’m not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is

in the heart, not in the face.

Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any

problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with

integrity.

IBTimes UK has compiled top quotes by the legendary scientist APJ Abdul Kalam.

"I'm not a handsome guy, but I can give my hand to someone who needs help. Beauty is in the heart, not in the face."

"Let me define a leader. He must have vision and passion and not be afraid of any problem. Instead, he should know how to defeat it. Most importantly, he must work with integrity."

"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."

"You have to dream before your dreams can come true." "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."

"Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success." "Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident." "Dream, Dream, Dream. Dream transforms in to thoughts. And thoughts

result in action." "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." "Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be

a person."