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It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
It's when children are 15, 16 or 17 that they decide whether they want to be a doctor, an engineer, a politician or go to the Mars or moon. That is the time they start having a dream, and that's the time you can work on them. You can help them shape their dreams.
Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
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- A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
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- Approximate author period: c. 1973 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for A. P. J. Abdul Kalam: life dates 1931 to 2015. Wikidata Q9513, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9513 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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