N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes
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Infosys is an absolute meritocracy. Even in a meritocracy, other things being equal, you have to give opportunity to the more experienced candidate.
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It is a well-known fact that bringing in technologies in retail sector is good for consumers.
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All developmental activities for the common man such as education, healthcare, shelter and food distribution should be handled by reputed private sector institutions. It should be a competitive market in order to prevent the formation of monopolies.
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I have always focused on the bottom line.
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I am what we call a 'karma yogi' in Sanskrit. A karma yogi is somebody who believes in data. I collect a lot of data.
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We have to change the mindset of our corporate leaders and, obviously, we have to raise the level of corporate governance.
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A professorship appeals very much because I enjoy being with younger people.
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In order to improve healthcare, we'll have to spend more on it, increase accountability and decentralize services, enforce standards and reinstate people's faith in it.
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The lack of financial strength to avail healthcare is a major challenge.
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Every company has to identify what I call its strategic resources, and make sure that it grabs as much of its strategic resources as possible.
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Kumar Mangalam Birla is one of the most respected business persons.
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Effective use of technology is important to deliver healthcare. By leveraging technology, you can bring down lack of access and cost of healthcare.
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Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.
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Infosys demonstrated to the world that an Indian company could implement standards of quality, operations, finance that compare with the best. That is a legacy I am happy with.
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The future of any corporation is as good as the value system of the leaders and followers in the organization.
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The primary difference that I have found between the system of education in India and other countries, particularly the U.S., is that they focus on problem solving and relating theories to reality around them. These two things are lacking in the education system in India.
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I have known Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla for a long time. He is a good man. He is a decent man.
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Respect, recognition, and reward flows out of performance.
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If the U.S. became the undisputed superpower that it is today, it was primarily because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agriculture, high-tech industry, medicine, etc.
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I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
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I think there are opportunities outside India as well as in India. In fact, some of the largest projects that most Indian software companies are doing are in India.