I was 21 and had spent the last few years in Stanford University Engineering School at California. Many people advised me to take up a nice, cushy job rather than face the challenges of running a hydrogenated oil business. Looking… — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
The early years were more about learning than about acting. I had to carry on my father's work, which was a big challenge. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
We've always seen ourselves as Indian. We've never seen ourselves as Hindus or Muslims or Christians or Buddhists. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
Success is achieved twice. Once in the mind and the second time in the real world. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
Interestingly, many Indian companies where there's a father-and-son combination are being run as joint CEO organizations because the father has not given up running… — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
I think that any wealth creates a sense of trusteeship... it is characteristic of the new generation which has created wealth to have some… — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
You have students in America, in Britain, who do not want to be engineers. Perhaps it is the workload, I studied engineering, and I… — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
The concept of the strong linkage to the family is breaking down in Western nations. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
I strongly believe that those of us, who are privileged to have wealth, should contribute significantly to try and create a better world for… — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
The old boys' club of closed tennis court relationships is on the way out. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
The job of nation building, the job of nation leadership in a difficult, complex coalition has worked. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
We get first-rate faculty members from the leading engineering and science institutes to train our people. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
We entered the global market only in the end-'80s, and that was because imports became more liberal. — Azim Premji Copy Share Image
