N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes
I want Infosys to be a company which is globally respected and in where people belonging to different nationalities, races and religious beliefs will work with intense competition but utmost courtesy, dignity and co-operation in adding greater value to our stakeholders day after day.
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I think downloading is both saving and killing the music industry at the same time.
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Men do not value a good deed unless it brings a reward.
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The idea of a news broadcast once was to find someone with information and broadcast it. The idea now is to find someone with ignorance and spread it around.
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Life wasn't about freeing up human souls. It was about creating obedient slaves in the hierarchical construction of the society - with God at the top, then the king and then the father.
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You go down South, and they're quirky; they have culture, and it's not uniformly true of our country. Our country has gotten a little blanded out, big sections of it. Even if you disagree with the politics, you have to appreciate the cuisine, the music, the literature.
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For me, my home is a peaceful place where I can rest, and it gives me back energy.
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But then my mother, who's a very selfless, stoic person from a family of Marines, would tell us that what was good for our father was good for us - he would make more money; therefore, we'd be able to get better educations.
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I am cursed with computers; something always goes wrong.
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Mostly, I don't write overtly personal stuff.
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We decided we don't use the term 'fat' for me. We use the term 'juicy' for me. My wife's fine with it, but the rule is when I'm over double her weight, it's over.
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I've got to be honest, there's no pleasure when you're working.
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Life can be a bore if you're constantly walking sidewalks instead of a tightrope once in a while.
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Once there was a boy so meek and modest, he was awarded a Most Humble badge. The next day, it was taken away because he wore it. Here endeth the lesson.
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He's really sort of the devil. He's completely emotionally detached. He has no empathy. You find that in psychopaths. It's about power with Voldemort. It's an aphrodisiac for him. Power makes him feel alive.
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Accept it or not, every star, actor, and director wants to work on larger-than-life films.
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Ethel Merman would stay with a show for years and tour with it. So would Mary Martin, the great stars. They recognized the value of that success and nurtured it. Now, you come from Hollywood, you play 12 weeks and go away. I don't think that's the best policy.
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Applause is the spur of noble minds, the end and aim of weak ones.
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I loved 'White Christmas' for the music aspect. I was into musical theater.
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Anyone that's involved in development has discovered that all the good work that's been done in development has been undone by the AIDS emergency.
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I operate off of fear almost exclusively.
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I love working with smart people and being challenged. I also like working on stuff that's relevant. That's my adrenaline shot.
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God didn't come down and tell me; I had to find it out through many years of experience. The work came first; the inspiration came later.
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I want Infosys to be a company which is globally respected and in where people belonging to different nationalities, races and religious beliefs will work with intense competition but utmost courtesy, dignity and co-operation in adding greater value to our stakeholders day after day.
