N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes
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I can assert that it is this belief in learning from experience, a growth mindset, the power of chance events, and self-reflection that have helped me grow to the present.
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India is known for much development that has happened since our independence, but at the same time, we have also failed on many levels. It is the responsibility of the future generation to ensure that all these failures are corrected and help create a civilised society with equal opportunities for one and all.
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A fixed mindset, creates a tendency to avoid challenges, to ignore useful negative feedback and leads such people to plateau early and not achieve their full potential.
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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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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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When you run a part of the relay and pass on the baton, there is no sense of unfinished business in your mind. There is just the sense of having done your part to the best of your ability. That is it. The hope is to pass on the baton to somebody who will run faster and run a better marathon.
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Indian IT corporations have made work in the U.S. much more efficient by enhancing their productivity and quality of work. We have helped to add sufficient value to the corporations in the U.S.
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If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution.
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I have always focused on the bottom line.
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Today, the biggest bottleneck to the growth of a corporation is availability of good talent.
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A professorship appeals very much because I enjoy being with younger people.
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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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Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.
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Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody.
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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.
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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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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.
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Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni.
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Respect, recognition, and reward flows out of performance.
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I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.
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I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector.
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You do not have to be the son of a rich man to be an entrepreneur. Today kids are far more willing to take risks because they've seen high rewards.
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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 biggest impediment to growth is in our minds and not in the world outside, and only constant in the world is change.