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Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive
Banana republics are run on cronyism.
I don't believe in taking right decisions.
Power and wealth are not two of my main stakes.
Challenges need to be given to an organization.
Fiat has assembly plants in Brazil and Argentina.
The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.
I am interested in what I earn; I am interested in my growth.
I've often felt that the Indian tiger has not been unleashed.
Young entrepreneurs will make a difference in the Indian ecosystem.
I buy a lot of electronics, some which I never take out of the box!
The most expensive part of any manufacturing unit is the paint shop.
Take the stones people throw at you, and use them to build a monument
If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together
I don't believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right.
India needs to come out of its socialist pattern of doing things on a rationing basis.
Business need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.
What are the crumple zones on scooters? The helmet is the only crumple zone I can think of.
Indian car buyers have not really been exposed to customer care in a competitive environment.
I would say that one of the things I wish I could do differently would be to be more outgoing.
As you grow older, you become - everybody becomes - less inflexible and a little more accommodating.
None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise none can destroy a person, but its own mindset can!
Jardine is the largest dealer of Mercedes in the world. They also sell cars for two or three Japanese makers.
I probably have everything that Apple has made and everything Bose has made; I am very loyal to certain brands.
The early Rockefellers made their wealth from being in certain businesses and remained personally very wealthy.
If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.
When you have to earmark human and monetary resources for such a long time, it starts to hinder your other activities.
A founder who is in for the short run, or has no passion for the sector he is in, doesn't give me a great deal of comfort.
The strong live and the weak die. There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.
I have two or three cars that I like, but today, Ferrari would be the best car I have driven in terms of being an impressive car.
I would say that I'm blessed with a very, very good executive team that operates, reasonably autonomously, each of the companies.
Flying, I continue to be involved with. I love flying, and I hope to keep doing it so long as I can pass my medicals and stay proficient.
I have always been very confident and very upbeat about the future potential of India. I think it is a great country with great potential.
I have also made this a point in our company: We need to stop taking baby steps and start thinking globally. It really seems to be helping.
I am in favour of disinvestment. But if a disinvested company has to tie up with a government company for its livelihood, there is a problem.
New startups embody the creativity, the innovation of young people, and for me, it was and is a very worthwhile experience to interact with them.
There has not been a conscious view of re-energising manufacturing. So, in some form, someone has to wave the Union Jack in the area of manufacturing.
If there are challenges thrown across, then some interesting, innovative solutions are found. Without challenges, the tendency is to go on the same way.
There are many things that, if I have to relive, maybe I will do it another way. But I would not like to look back and think what I have not been able to.
I can tell you in all honesty that I am highly connected to my family, my wife, and my three children, though I don't get to spend dollops of hours with them.
I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I can't respect him.
I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised.
I have been constantly telling people to encourage people, to question the unquestioned and not to be ashamed to bring up new ideas, new processes to get things done.
There has to be a drive to make the U.K. competitive in the motorcar industry or in the engineering industry. To do that, you have to give attention to the manufacturing sector.
I quite frankly enjoy the touch and feel of a store, so I am a big bookshop person. Or, I go to an electronics store; Best Buy and Croma are places I could spend a lot of time in.
I have always been bullish about India's potential. I still am, and I feel India is a country that really has an enormous amount of potential and has the human capital to succeed.
Telco is totally committed to commercial vehicles, where it is bound to remain a major player. What may well happen in the future is we may split the company into two business units.
IT and the entire communications business clearly have the greatest potential for growth. But if you're talking about sheer size, the steel and auto industries will remain at the top.
My most visible goal is to do something in nutrition to children in India, and pregnant mothers. Because that would change the mental and physical health of our population in years to come.
What I would like to do is to leave behind a sustainable entity of a set of companies that operate in an exemplary manner in terms of ethics, values and continue what our ancestors left behind.
