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To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal.
"To succeed in your mission, you must have single-minded devotion to your goal."— A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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Meaning of this quote
A demanding mission benefits from sustained attention to its central objective. Kalam describes intense commitment to his rocket work, rather than proving that success requires everyone to abandon every other responsibility.
Key takeaway:
Give an important goal sustained, purposeful attention.
Origin of the quote
Wings of Fire, Chapter 8, Expedients, discussion of commitment to the SLV project.
Who actually said this?
VerifiedThe sentence matches the book text. The surrounding account describes a particular period of work; it is not a universal prescription for working hours.
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