J. R. D. Tata

Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep thought and hard work.

No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people and is achieved by fair and honest means.

Money is like manure. It stinks when you pile it; it grows when you spread it

The wealth gathered by Jamsetji Tata and his sons in half a century of industrial pioneering formed but a minute fraction of the amount by which they enriched the nation. The whole of that wealth is held in trust for the people and used exclusively for their benefit. The cycle is thus complete; what came from the people has gone back to the people many times over.

Making steel may be compared to making a chappati. To make a good chappati, even a golden pin will not work unless the dough is good