Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
— Thomas Edison
Opportunity
Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
There is no expedient to which a man will not go to avoid the labor of thinking.
"I'm not going to do just nothing anymore.""Well, not so much. They don't let you."
I have always considered the price of perfection prohibitive and allowed mistakes as a part of the learning process. I prefer a dash of daring and persistence to perfection. I have always supported learning on the part of my team members by paying vigilant attention to each of their attempts, be they successful or unsuccessful.
— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Failure
To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal. Individuals like myself are often called 'workaholics'. I question this term because that implies a pathological condition or an illness. If I do what I desire more than anything else in the world and which makes me happy, such work can never be an aberration.
— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Success
Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.
— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Success
Climbing to the top demands strength, whether to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career.
— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Motivational
To me, the level of responsibility is measured by one's ability to confront the decision-making process without any delay or distraction.
— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Leadership