N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes
-
Infosys is an absolute meritocracy. Even in a meritocracy, other things being equal, you have to give opportunity to the more experienced candidate.
-
It is a well-known fact that bringing in technologies in retail sector is good for consumers.
-
A professorship appeals very much because I enjoy being with younger people.
-
The biggest impediment to growth is in our minds and not in the world outside, and only constant in the world is change.
-
If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
-
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.
-
I have always focused on the bottom line.
-
Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.
-
Effective use of technology is important to deliver healthcare. By leveraging technology, you can bring down lack of access and cost of healthcare.
-
We have to change the mindset of our corporate leaders and, obviously, we have to raise the level of corporate governance.
-
Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.
-
Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni.
-
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.
-
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.
-
I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
-
I marvel at how one role model can alter for the better the future of a young student. This experience taught me that valuable advice can sometimes come from an unexpected source, and chance events can sometimes open new doors.
-
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.
-
Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck.
-
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.
-
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.
-
The lack of financial strength to avail healthcare is a major challenge.
-
I have known Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla for a long time. He is a good man. He is a decent man.
-
It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.
-
Respect, recognition, and reward flows out of performance.