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" I think India has several advantages in the knowledge sector, in the software sector. "
N. R. Narayana Murthy
India
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" We are not the same India that the world saw in the 1970s and '80s. Hence, we have a responsibility to live up to the pedestal on which we have been put. "
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" India is known for much development that has happened since our independence, but at the same time, we have also failed on many levels. It is the responsibility of the future generation to ensure that all these failures are corrected and help create a civilised society with equal opportunities for one and all. "
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" Even if a company is taken private, at some stage people want to make it public. "
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" I was the first businessman to say, 'You should give tax benefit to only small companies. You should say your profits are exempt to a limit of Rs. 50 crore or so, but beyond that, you should pay taxes.' I have been arguing with successive finance ministers on this. "
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" If longevity is the best index to measure a company, a basic requirement is the ability of the corporation to generate new and new leaders. "
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" Entrepreneurship is all about deferred gratification. "
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" Even the most dishonest officer would want to be seen as a role model for his children. "
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" Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody. "
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" Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations. "
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" The lack of financial strength to avail healthcare is a major challenge. "
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" I think, at the end of the day, you have to reduce friction to businesses, ideally to zero, so that more and more entrepreneurs can create more and more jobs with higher and higher disposable income. "
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" I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone. "
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" I believe all universities should at least offer courses in politics and policy implementation. "
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" I am what we call a 'karma yogi' in Sanskrit. A karma yogi is somebody who believes in data. I collect a lot of data. "
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" Infosys demonstrated to the world that an Indian company could implement standards of quality, operations, finance that compare with the best. That is a legacy I am happy with. "
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" It's very important to learn quick lessons from your failures, very important to recognize symptoms of failure pretty early, and it is very, very important to not to be attached too much to the idea - you have to know when to give up an idea. "
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" If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution. "
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" The principle of democracy is all about delegation of power by the vast majority of citizens through a few chosen representatives chosen on merit and competence. "
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" If the U.S. became the undisputed superpower that it is today, it was primarily because of its technology, whether it is in transportation, agriculture, high-tech industry, medicine, etc. "
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" I have no desire to enter politics. Because I am not suited for that. "
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" Clearly, healthcare is a very important sector. "
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" Every company has to identify what I call its strategic resources, and make sure that it grabs as much of its strategic resources as possible. "
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" I think, my own personal view is there should be higher and higher levels of autonomy; government should not interfere in setting up colleges, in running colleges. The market, the society will decide which is a good university, which is not a good university, rather than government mandating. "
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" The unique instrument to eradicate poverty and usher in prosperity is our youth. "
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" I want Infosys to be a company which is globally respected and in where people belonging to different nationalities, races and religious beliefs will work with intense competition but utmost courtesy, dignity and co-operation in adding greater value to our stakeholders day after day. "
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" Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong. "
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" Effective use of technology is important to deliver healthcare. By leveraging technology, you can bring down lack of access and cost of healthcare. "
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" I think there are opportunities outside India as well as in India. In fact, some of the largest projects that most Indian software companies are doing are in India. "
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" Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck. "
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