“I am interested in government spend quality, as it accounts for the biggest chunk of the social spending pie. Hundreds of foundations put together cannot equal what the government can spend.”

If you have a company called x and today you feel the price is very high. Next year it could perform very well but the price may not perform. So in the stock market what happens is buy on the rumor, sell on the news.

What India needs for prosperity is just ease of doing business.

I am very opinionated and sometimes a very irritating character but, I have learnt that the quest to learn is a journey, not a destination.

Markets go up not because there is abundance of buyers, but because there is a lack of sellers.

When you become larger, the methods you use, the information you have, and people who assist you in attaining your goals should change.

My father was always not concerned about the wealth I have, but every year he would ask me, how much have you given in charity? And how much taxes have you paid?

All democratic societies eventually decide what is in favor of them.

Insurance, pension reforms are going to be extremely important for the stock market because the kind of money we’ll get from that is unbelievable.

I am always capital short. If I see the opportunity, I will get the money.

Success should not make you think you are God’s gift to mankind. You should never forget that you are what you are because God chose you to be there.

The world is not going to fall as long as there is confidence in governments and in banking institutions and the financial system.

The first stock I bought was Tata Tea, the first stock where I made big money was also Tata Tea.

I think the Covid-19 crisis has been blown out of proportion and has created an unnecessary fear psychosis.

Bull markets have valuation froth and bull markets have commitment forth. Now just by valuation froth, bull markets do not end.

There is a digital revolution going on around the world and India is in better placed to tap the opportunity.

I made many mistakes but my triumphs have received far greater publicity than my failures.

This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.

The idea of America is so wonderful because the more equal something is, the more American it is.

Any truth, no matter how valid, if emphasized to the exclusion of other truths of equal importance, is practical error.

A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.

There’s room for boys’ and girls’ football in the world-that’s what I believe.

When God sends the dawn, he sends it for all.

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. You receive from the world what you give to the world.

Responsibility equals accountability equals ownership. And a sense of ownership is the most powerful weapon a team or organization can have.