N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes

"Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong."

"Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni."

"If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution."

"Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people."

"To me, patriotism is about working ethically and wholeheartedly in our chosen field."

"Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations."

"The principle of democracy is all about delegation of power by the vast majority of citizens through a few chosen representatives chosen on merit and competence."

"The biggest impediment to growth is in our minds and not in the world outside, and only constant in the world is change."

"Every company has to identify what I call its strategic resources, and make sure that it grabs as much of its strategic resources as possible."

"I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility."

"My passion is to create a better society for our future citizens."

"A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence."

"I have always focused on the bottom line."

"Rahul Gandhi is very idealistic and a very decent human being. He has real concerns for the downtrodden."

"We all, as engineers, doctors, have a big responsibility to bring smiles on the faces of suffering humanity."

"I've always enjoyed mathematics. It is the most precise and concise way of expressing any idea."

"When you are in business for a long time, you go through good times and bad times. When you go through bad times, you learn to control costs, satisfy customers better, satisfy employees better and become more transparent. Therefore, you build character in the company."

"All developmental activities for the common man such as education, healthcare, shelter and food distribution should be handled by reputed private sector institutions. It should be a competitive market in order to prevent the formation of monopolies."

"Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody."

"Effective use of technology is important to deliver healthcare. By leveraging technology, you can bring down lack of access and cost of healthcare."

"The future of any corporation is as good as the value system of the leaders and followers in the organization."

"I have no desire to enter politics. Because I am not suited for that."

"You need to mesh the voices of people with expertise and meritocracy."

"I am what we call a 'karma yogi' in Sanskrit. A karma yogi is somebody who believes in data. I collect a lot of data."

"If the U.S. became the undisputed superpower that it is today, it was primarily because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agriculture, high-tech industry, medicine, etc."

"Science is about unravelling nature."

"Mahatma Gandhi was someone who demonstrated the tremendous power of leadership by example."

"I think, at the end of the day, you have to reduce friction to businesses, ideally to zero, so that more and more entrepreneurs can create more and more jobs with higher and higher disposable income."

"I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector."

"I think every country has to recognize its competitive advantage and liberate its strengths to be a partner in global trade, and that's the only way you can survive and succeed."