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Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others.
"Be active! Take on responsibility! Work for the things you believe in. If you do not, you are surrendering your fate to others."— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Meaning of this quote
Taking responsibility helps a person participate in shaping their own future.
Key takeaway:
Act on a belief through a concrete responsibility.
Origin of the quote
Related to Kalam’s discussion of personal responsibility in Wings of Fire.
Who actually said this?
Commonly attributedThe longer polished imperative circulated here was not checked word for word in an original edition. Related book passages do not establish exact wording.
