"Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success." ― Abdul Kalam Topic(s): Success Tags: because, difficulties, needs More From Abdul Kalam "One lesson that every nation can learn from China is to focus more on creating village-level enterprises, quality health services and educational facilities." "Tell me, why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognise our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?" "If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher." More In Success "I want to make sure I continue to make good music that my mom and everybody around me can be proud of."― Ruben Studdard "I failed the LSAT. Basically, if I had not failed, I’d have been a lawyer and there would be no Spanx. I think failure is nothing more than life’s way of nudging you that you are off course. My attitude to failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. It is liberating."― Sara Blakely "Despite the success cult, men are most deeply moved not by the reaching of the goal but by the grandness of the effort involved in getting there – or failing to get there."― Max Lerner