A. P. J. Abdul Kalam Quotes

Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world. Science is the highest personification of the nation because that nation will remain the first which carries the furthest the works of thought and intelligence.

Our country is the world — our countrymen are all mankind

My company, East West, was founded on the premise that people need to group together and not be xenophobic, parochial, or provincial.

The beautiful thing about L.A. is that you have 50 countries in one county. Diversity brings power and muscle.

The forces that are driving mankind toward unity and peace are deep-seated and powerful. They are material and natural, as well as moral and intellectual.

One of the wonders of science is that it is completely universal. It crosses national boundaries with total ease.

In the globalized world that is ours, maybe we are moving towards a global village, but that global village brings in a lot of different people, a lot of different ideas, lots of different backgrounds, lots of different aspirations.

As an American, and especially as a Christian, I am convinced that a love for our own people is not a bad thing, but love doesn't stop at borders. Love is infinitely boundless and all about holy trespassing and offensive friendships.

Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.

When I go to Iran, I see... that there are all different shades and colors in Iran, from atheist to religious zealot. So Iran is no different than any other country. I mean, they are connected with the rest of the world.

It may sound ambitious, but I really hope that modern design will spread all around the globe.

The whole world is global. With the Internet, it's like we're all living in a small village. We're starting more and more to realize there is no difference, we can work together, we can put aside our differences and work on our similarities and be successful in that way.

In the States, you can buy Chinese food. In Beijing you can buy hamburger. It's very close. Now I feel the world become a big family, like a really big family. You have many neighbors. Not like before, two countries are far away.

The Olympic Spirit is neither the property of one race nor of one age.

God hath made of one blood all nations of men.

I am looking forward to the day in which the American President ends his speeches with, “God bless America and all the other people on this planet.”

Humanity requires that nationalisms be overcome.

The young people of every nation are coming to resemble each other more and more, and are slowly becoming strangers to chauvinism and racism.

The question really isn't whether I'm American, Russian, Iranian, Azerbaijani, or anything else. I've been shaped by all these people and cultures and I feel quite comfortable among all of them

I guess I just don't see America as separate from Vietnam or Ethiopia. This mentality of 'our team's better than yours' - it's a high school idea. My kids don't see those dividing lines, and I don't want to either.

I love how small the world is.

There really is a sense of internationalism in the heartland.

What the future of the planet and music and art and all of it is sharing; it's diversity.

In life, with my friends, I don't see them as male or female; I just see them as people.

I don't believe in borders, I find them boring. And I don't see any difference between any person.