A. P. J. Abdul Kalam on motivation and goals

Total commitment is the common denominator among all successful men and women.

No religion has mandated killing others as a requirement for its sustenance or promotion.

Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Do, or do not. There is no ‘try.’

Never give in⁠—never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

Winston Churchill1874–1965Speech given at Harrow School, Harrow, England, October 29, 1941. Quoted in Churchill by Himself (2008), ed. Langworth, PublicAffairs, 2008, p. 23