N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes
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My personal view is that organisations have a capacity to throw up extraordinary leaders to suit the occasion.
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Even if a company is taken private, at some stage people want to make it public.
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You need to mesh the voices of people with expertise and meritocracy.
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Although we have enough healthcare support, often it doesn't reach the poor and needy. In this scenario, technology is the best solution.
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I am a man in a hurry.
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Performance leads to recognition. Recognition brings respect. Respect enhances power. Humility and grace in one's moments of power enhances dignity of an organisation.
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A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence.
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Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people.
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India is a country of empty words, not action. Only repeating, 'Mera Bharat Mahaan' won't help. Learn to finish the race first in order to finish first.
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When, one day, you have made your mark on the world, remember that, in the ultimate analysis, we are all mere temporary custodians of the wealth we generate, whether it be financial, intellectual, or emotional. The best use of all your wealth is to share it with those less fortunate.
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I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.
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Entrepreneurship is all about an idea that creates differentiated business value to one's customers. You must be able to convince your customers about the benefits that association with you or your products will give them. People are ready to pay if they are convinced about your services or products.
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It's very important to learn quick lessons from your failures, very important to recognize symptoms of failure pretty early, and it is very, very important to not to be attached too much to the idea - you have to know when to give up an idea.
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Our assets walk out of the door each evening. We have to make sure that they come back the next morning.
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As long as they (government) make businesses grow in the country, as long as we collect more taxes, as long as we use those taxes efficiently, I think the confidence will come back, every one will be very happy with whatever government is in the Centre and we will be better country.
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I am great admirer of China. It has shown great discipline and dedication in attacking n export markets. China is working furiously on its English-language capability and its quality control. As China become stronger, it sends a clear signal that we in India have to harder to stay ahead.
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You become a star not because of your title; you become a star because you are adding star value to the company
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Organisations with decision-making speed and imagination will thrive as nobody can claim to have a monopoly over creativity.
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I believe that we have all at some time eaten the fruit from trees that we did not plant. In the fullness of time, when it is our turn to give, it behooves us in turn to plant gardens that we may never eat the fruit of, which will largely benefit generations to come. I believe this is our sacred responsibility, one that I hope you will shoulder in time.
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Learning from experience, however, can be complicated. It can be much more difficult to learn from success than from failure. If we fail, we think carefully about the precise cause. Success can indiscriminately reinforce all our prior actions.
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I am a believer in the adage - performance leads to recognition, recognition leads to respect and respect leads to power.
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Move from apathy to action. Aim at becoming better than me. Luck will favour those who are prepared
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...entrepreneurship, resulting in large-scale job creation, was the only viable mechanism for eradicating poverty in societies.
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Students are the future of this country. Quality software engineers will carve the way ahead for becoming a software global giant.