I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised.
Interpretation
The quote reflects a desire for integrity and doing one's best, even if it means making mistakes along the way.
Ratan Tata emphasizes the importance of striving to do the right thing in various situations while acknowledging that the journey may inadvertently cause harm to others. He suggests that personal integrity and commitment to ethical actions are paramount, even when faced with difficult decisions, and that one’s efforts should be recognized despite any unintended consequences.
In practice
This quote can be used in a leadership seminar to highlight the importance of ethical decision-making.
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.
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.
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.
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've never had any problem with criticism. I've given a lot, and I've copped a lot. But I believe I've got a role to play by insisting that women be judged by their contribution - not somebody's view of what they should be about.
If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do.
Owners never paid my salary. I always recognized that it was the people in the seats who did. I always wanted to give my best.
Government's first duty and highest obligation is public safety.
We've protected thousands of people in Libya; we have not seen a single U.S. casualty; there's no risks of additional escalation. This operation is limited in time and in scope.
I've got the greatest job in the world. There's no other job in government where cause and effect is so tightly coupled where you can make a difference every day in so many different ways and in so many different people's lives. It's a great challenge.
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