--- title: "Best N. R. Narayana Murthy Sayings" description: "Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy is an Indian billionaire businessman. Browse 87 N. R. Narayana Murthy quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b028/author-n-r-narayana-murthy-7827.jpg" --- ![Portrait of N. R. Narayana Murthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b028/author-n-r-narayana-murthy-7827.jpg) # N. R. Narayana Murthy (1946) Entrepreneur **87** quotes in **355** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet N. R. Narayana Murthy is an entrepreneur, best known for *Pudhiya Kanavugal, Pudhiya India*. ## Quick Facts About N. R. Narayana Murthy Born August 20, 1946 Profession Entrepreneur Notable works Pudhiya Kanavugal, Pudhiya India ## About N. R. Narayana Murthy Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy is an Indian billionaire businessman. He is the founder of Infosys, and was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), president and chief mentor of the company before retiring and becoming chairman emeritus. As of January 2025, his net worth was estimated at US$5.0 billion, according to Forbes. ## Quotes by N. R. Narayana Murthy · Page 3 > [I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-r-narayana-murthy/i-think-people-like-bill-gates-who-have-given-away-enormous-sums-of/) [N. R. Narayana Murthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-r-narayana-murthy/) [Follow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/follow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f74/n-r-narayana-murthy-7827_follow_i-think-people-like-bill-gates-who-have_747602.png) > [I think there are opportunities outside India as well as in India. In fact, some of the largest projects that most Indian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-r-narayana-murthy/i-think-there-are-opportunities-outside-india-as-well-as-in-india-in/) [N. R. Narayana Murthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-r-narayana-murthy/) [I think](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/i-think/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/n-r-narayana-murthy-7827_i-think_i-think-there-are-opportunities-outside_654090.png) > [The principle of democracy is all about delegation of power by the vast majority of citizens through a few chosen representatives chosen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-r-narayana-murthy/the-principle-of-democracy-is-all-about-delegation-of-power-by-the/) [N. R. Narayana Murthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-r-narayana-murthy/) [Competence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/competence/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/n-r-narayana-murthy-7827_competence_the-principle-of-democracy-is-all-about_1206596.png) > [I believe all universities should at least offer courses in politics and policy implementation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-r-narayana-murthy/i-believe-all-universities-should-at-least-offer-courses-in-politics/) [N. R. Narayana Murthy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-r-narayana-murthy/) [Believe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dd9/n-r-narayana-murthy-7827_believe_i-believe-all-universities-should-at-lea_1778424.png) > [It's very important to learn quick lessons from your failures, very important to recognize symptoms of failure pretty early, and it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-r-narayana-murthy/it-s-very-important-to-learn-quick-lessons-from-your-failures-very/) [N. R. 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