Nandan Nilekani Quotes
Infosys was going to be a different type of company. It was going to be very ethically run, meritocratic, quality-conscious, transparent. People didn't confuse the personal with the corporate.
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I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car.
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If men can quilt and take over the kitchen, then women can pick up a wrench and fix a leaky pipe.
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I've never been one to run from a challenge.
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Everybody thinks they deserve something.
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I like walking in Golden Gate Park.
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We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
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I spend all my time right now trying to combat music retail and copyright.
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Ten men waiting for me at the door? Send one of them home, I'm tired.
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Nobody, I think, ought to read poetry, or look at pictures or statues, who cannot find a great deal more in them than the poet or artist has actually expressed. Their highest merit is suggestiveness.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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I lead a normal life and I don't assume there is anything I can impart to people. The only reason to write a book would be to make money, and I don't want to do that. To write a book would be going against how I've lived.
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If you respect a language and culture, it shows in your work.
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No one really knows who I am or where I came from in America, and there's something quite nice about that.
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I love fire. As a child I loved setting light to things. I'd always be in the forest putting matches to pieces of wood. I've always regarded fire as my friend.
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You can't say what the outcome of a competition is going to be, so now I am ready to accept any result that comes my way, if I give my best shot.
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
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Bullfights have so much color. Not just the matador but also the bull, the arena, and the public. It's all very festive.
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Countries don't go out of business....The infrastructure doesn't go away, the productivity of the people doesn't go away, the natural resources don’t go away. And so their assets always exceed their liabilities, which is the technical reason for bankruptcy. And that's very different from a company.
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I think it is obvious that people repeat acts that are shown on the television or the screen and I wouldn't want to inspire any violence on anyone.
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I just don't feel comfortable anymore with the kind of attention that I'm getting. It's purely the numbers of people that want a bit of the Cure or want a bit of me.
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Infosys was going to be a different type of company. It was going to be very ethically run, meritocratic, quality-conscious, transparent. People didn't confuse the personal with the corporate.
