Nothing worthwhile is ever achieved without deep thought and hard work.
J. R. D. TataRead
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
Interpretation
What this quote means
Quality of effort and ingredients is essential for success.
The quote highlights the importance of having a solid foundation and quality inputs to achieve desirable outcomes. Just as a good chappati requires well-prepared dough, the process of making steel—and, by extension, achieving success in any endeavor—demands a strong basis of effort, skills, and materials to yield positive results.
Themes
QualityEffortSuccessFoundationIngredients
In practice
Example use cases
During a workshop on leadership, this quote can be used to emphasize the importance of building a strong team foundation.
More from J. R. D. Tata
All quotes →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.
J. R. D. TataRead
Money is like manure. It stinks when you pile it; it grows when you spread it
J. R. D. TataRead
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.
J. R. D. TataRead
Similar quotes
But if a mirror ever makes _x000D_ you sad_x000D_ you should know_x000D_ that it does _x000D_ not know_x000D_ you.
KabirRead
Our passions are not too strong, they are too weak. We are far too easily pleased.
C. S. LewisRead
I don't think that writer's block exists really. I think that when you're trying to do something prematurely, it just won't come. Certain subjects just need time, as I've learned over and over again. You've got to wait before you write about them.
Joyce Carol OatesRead
I've discovered that rejections are not altogether a bad thing. They teach a writer to rely on his own judgment and to say in his heart of hearts, 'To hell with you.'
Saul BellowRead
A Warrior also knows that the fool who gives advice about someone else's garden is not tending his own plants.
Paulo CoelhoRead
One can't indefinitely do for somebody what he is reluctant to do for himself.
Christopher HitchensRead