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" I personally think that money can do very little. And this has been my experience all across. "

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" At Reliance, we have always believed in investing in the businesses of the future and in investing in talent. "

" My obsession is with technology and how it can improve human life. In my view, what we have seen in the last 300 years is only a trailer. "

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" Profit or loss is not guaranteed. That depends on the consumer and depends on the product. That's a risk that business people take. "

" Our established businesses of hydrocarbons, energy, and petrochemicals pretty much run on their own, with their own proven leaders. This has helped me focus almost exclusively on two things: Firstly, new businesses. And secondly, institutionalising what I call the Reliance Management System. "

" Why will I not give free service to my customers to get them used to mobile Internet, and to get every small town and village to use it? Everybody does promotions. In the internet world, free is normal. "

" Digital life and digital services are a multi-wave business. "

" Everybody has equal opportunity, and I think that is true for everything. "

" Until my father brought me into Reliance, I was pretty sure that I wanted to study in a U.S. university: hopefully, a little bit of time, either work at the World Bank or teach as a professor. "

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" I think that our fundamental belief is that for us growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times. "

" My big advantage was to have my father accept me as first-generation. "

" You have to manage money. Particularly with market economies. You may have a great product, but if your bottom line goes bust, then that's it. "

" For my father, life was uni-dimensional. Reliance was his life. Yet, some of my most vivid memories are about spending time with him. However busy he may have been, whatever the pressure, Sunday was for his wife and kids. I try to do the same with my family. "