I will certainly not join politics. I would like to be remembered as a clean businessman who has not partaken in any twists and turns beneath the surface, and one who has been reasonably successful.
Interpretation
Ratan Tata emphasizes the importance of integrity in business and a desire for a positive legacy.
In this quote, Ratan Tata expresses his resolve to remain outside the political arena, prioritizing his reputation as a straightforward businessman. He values transparency and success defined by ethical standards over political involvement, underscoring the significance of integrity and the type of legacy one leaves behind.
In practice
This quote can be used in a speech about ethical business practices at a corporate event.
I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We need to build India into a land of equal opportunity for all. We can be a truly great nation if we set our sights high and deliver to the people the fruits of continued growth, prosperity and equal opportunity.
Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive
If there are challenges thrown across, then some interesting, innovative solutions are found. Without challenges, the tendency is to go on the same way.
When you see in places like Africa and parts of Asia abject poverty, hungry children and malnutrition around you, and you look at yourself as being people who have well being and comforts, I think it takes a very insensitive, tough person not to feel they need to do something.
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I can tell you in all honesty that I am highly connected to my family, my wife, and my three children, though I don't get to spend dollops of hours with them.
I made my first investment at age eleven. I was wasting my life up until then.
According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world--and for every unique talent and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are matched with the creative expression of your talent, that is the spark that creates affluence. Expressing your talents to fulfill needs creates unlimited wealth and abundance.
It was a very long and hard decision. My dad kept telling me, 'You can always go to college, but you can't always go pro.' That made sense to me.
If you have no family or friends to aid you . . . turn your face to the Great West and there build up your home and fortune.
All companies that grow really big do so in only one way: people recommend the product or service to other people.
If you love your work, if you enjoy it, you're already a success.
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