Ratan Tata Quotes

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• I don't believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right.
• The early Rockefellers made their wealth from being in certain businesses and remained personally very wealthy. Tata's were different in the sense the future generations…
• I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We need to build…
• The country is now universally recognised as a nation on the move and takes its place amongst the successful economies in the region. The future…
• Some foreign investors accuse us of being unfair to shareholders by using our resources for community development. Yes, this is money that could have made…
• Britain needs a real push. It needs nationalism. The sort of spirit that comes during a war. It needs people really to want to see…
• I've never believed protectionism of that kind will lead us anywhere. I think you can have certain specific rules for engaging with India.. for example,…
• We're responsible for the fortunes of the company but this is a bone-dry situation in terms of access to credit. Nobody can operate on that…
• The strong live and the weak die. There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.
• One of the weaknesses of Indian industry is that in many areas.. like consumer goods.. it is very fragmented. Individually, the companies might not be…
• I think the Tata Group's greatest contribution to the growth of the Indian economy and Indian industry probably happened in the pre-independence era. The Group's…
• I think the environment has become more competitive. That has made Indian industry more concerned with a) its customers, b) the quality of its products,…
• I do not know how history will judge me, but let me say that I've spent a lot of time and energy trying to transform…
• One hundred years from now, I expect the Tatas to be much bigger than it is now. More importantly, I hope the Group comes to…
• 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
• I would say that one of the things I wish I could do differently would be to be more outgoing.
• 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 been constantly telling people to encourage people, to question the unquestioned and not to be ashamed to bring up new ideas, new processes…
• At Tatas, we believe that if we are not among the top three in an industry, we should look seriously at what it would take…
• Take the stones people throw at you, and use them to build a monument

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