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Today, the students should make a promise to me. The promise has many parts, and I know you will fulfil them all. 1.I will have a goal and work hard to achieve that goal. I realize that aiming small is a crime. 2.I will work with integrity and succeed with integrity. 3.I will be a good member of my family, a good member of the society, a good member of the nation and a good member of the world. 4.I will always try to save or better someone’s life, without any discrimination of caste, creed, language, religion or community. 5.I will always protect and enhance the dignity of every human life without any bias. 6.I will always remember the importance of time. My motto will be ‘Let not my winged days, be spent in vain’. 7I will always work for clean planet Earth and clean energy. 8My national flag flies in my heart and I will bring glory to my nation. (from Address and interaction with the students of Bijnor, 21 July 2015)
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A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (Learning How to Fly: Life Lessons for the Youth)