“Being an entrepreneur is my dream job, as it tests ones tenacity.”

I don’t like politics. I am not aligned to any political party. I have friends in all political parties.

At the end of the day, they, too, want development of their constituency, state or country.

From my experience in working with bureaucrats and politicians, if you are a credible business group, they will definitely help you.

Along with opportunities, there also exist many other tricky and complex issues to be managed in India. These include tackling both policy-level challenges and infrastructure challenges.

Either you are extrovert or introvert, and so I am an introvert in that sense. I’m not a social person that wants to go to parties.

When you are in the infrastructure sector, you’ve to work along with the government.

I am not attracted to those politicians who are short on vision and only want to make money. I like those who have vision.

Business is all about risk taking and managing uncertainties and turbulence.

When the supply increases, the prices soften. When prices fall, some mines with higher production costs will shut down as they become unviable.

Infrastructure sector is all about building assets for the country. It is part of nation building.

Dealing with the government does not mean you have to give a bribe.

We are the cheapest solution provider for end users.

One of the strengths of Adani is that, because we are controlling mines, ships, ports and logistics.

I could never take orders from anyone.

Either you sit on the pile of cash, or you continue to grow.

Mundra Port remains committed towards setting up of world-class port infrastructure and facilities in India.

Most human beings have an almost infinite capacity for taking things for granted.

I believe that all the best faculties of a mature human being exist in the child. . . that one of the most deeply human, and humane, of these faculties is the power of imagination.

Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one, Have oft-times no connection.

Being a father is an everyday challenge. It goes on and on.

Heidegger makes the distinction between being absorbed in the way things are in the world and being aware that things are in the world.

Happiness is an abstraction, it is a product of the imagination, it is a way of being moved, which depends entirely on our way of seeing and feeling.

Being gritty doesn’t mean not showing pain or pretending everything is O.K. In fact, when you look at healthy and successful and giving people, they are extraordinarily meta-cognitive. They’re able to say things like, ‘Dude, I totally lost my temper this morning.’ That ability to reflect on yourself is signature to grit.

The focus on just thinking about standardized test scores as being synonymous with achievement for teenagers is ridiculous, right?