N. R. Narayana Murthy Quotes

Indian - Businessman Born: August 20, 1946

Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Change, Growth, You, Nothing, Painful

Engineering or technology is all about using the power of science to make life better for people, to reduce cost, to improve comfort, to improve productivity, etc. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Life, Technology, Science, Power, People

Nobody is bothered about an institution more than its alumni. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Nobody, More, Alumni, Institution, Than

When you run a part of the relay and pass on the baton, there is no sense of unfinished business in your mind. There is just the sense of having done your part to the best of your ability. That is it. The hope is to pass on the baton to somebody who will run faster and run a better marathon. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Business, Hope, Best, Mind, Better, You

When you are in business for a long time, you go through good times and bad times. When you go through bad times, you learn to control costs, satisfy customers better, satisfy employees better and become more transparent. Therefore, you build character in the company. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Good, Business, Character, Time, Control

We all, as engineers, doctors, have a big responsibility to bring smiles on the faces of suffering humanity. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Responsibility, Suffering, Humanity, Big

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. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Work, Competition, Day, Value, People

Entrepreneurship is all about deferred gratification. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Entrepreneurship, Gratification, About

Leading by example is the most powerful advice you can give to anybody. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Powerful, Advice, You, Example, Give

Leadership is about doing the right thing, even if it going against a vast number of naysayers and mediocre people. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Leadership, People, Doing, Right, Number

A great leader also has the ability to make people an inch taller in his presence. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Leader, Great, People, Presence, Ability

I've always enjoyed mathematics. It is the most precise and concise way of expressing any idea. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Mathematics, Way, Always, Most, Idea

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. N. R. Narayana Murthy

I Am, Karma, Data, Call, Who, Somebody

Hinduism has an enormous capacity to absorb from outside influences and accept it in a peaceful and steady manner without perturbing the system. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Peaceful, Accept, Outside, Steady

Investment in training is a huge necessity for knowledge-based corporations. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Training, Investment, Necessity, Huge

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. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Technology, Today, Medicine, Agriculture

The future of any corporation is as good as the value system of the leaders and followers in the organization. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Good, Future, Value, Organization, Any

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. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Think, Opportunities, Doing, India, Well

I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Past, Legacy, Believe, Dead, Gone, Any

Clearly, healthcare is a very important sector. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Healthcare, Important, Clearly, Very

It is a well-known fact that bringing in technologies in retail sector is good for consumers. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Good, Retail, Consumers, Fact, Sector

India needs to sustain its high growth rate. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Growth, India, High, Needs, Rate

I have known Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla for a long time. He is a good man. He is a decent man. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Good, Time, Man, Good Man, Long, Known

If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Power, Industrial Revolution, World

In order to improve healthcare, we'll have to spend more on it, increase accountability and decentralize services, enforce standards and reinstate people's faith in it. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Faith, People, Accountability, More

I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility. N. R. Narayana Murthy

Responsibility, Always, Accepting, Any

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