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.
A. P. J. Abdul KalamRead
We must think and act like a nation of a billion people and not like that of a million people. Dream, dream, dream!
Interpretation
The quote encourages a mindset of ambition and collective vision for a large population.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam emphasizes the importance of thinking big and acting as if one belongs to a vast community, which can lead to greater dreams and achievements. By adopting a mindset suitable for a billion people instead of just a million, individuals can transcend limitations and aim for greatness in dreams and actions, fostering an environment of innovation and progress.
In practice
During a motivational seminar to inspire young entrepreneurs.
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.
Over the years, I had nurtured the hope to be able to fly; to handle a machine as it rose higher and higher in the stratosphere was my dearest dream.
It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
Where there is righteousness in the heart, there is harmony in the house; when there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation; when there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.
My 2020 Vision for India is to transform it into a developed nation. That cannot be abstract; it is a lifeline.
If four things are followed - having a great aim, acquiring knowledge, hard work, and perseverance - then anything can be achieved.
Don't settle down and sit in one place. Move around, be nomadic, make each day a new horizon.
And to all those who have wondered if Americas beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope. For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.
If you think you are too old to rock 'n roll, then you are.
The biggest benefit of Apollo was the inspiration it gave to a growing generation to get into science and aerospace.
If you want to move people, it has to be toward a vision that's positive for _x000D_ _x000D_ them, that taps important values, that gets them something they desire and _x000D_ _x000D_ it has to be presented in a compelling way so that they feel inspired to _x000D_ _x000D_ follow.
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from, or how much money you've got in your pocket. You have your own destiny and your own life ahead of you.
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