“I do not think, like people say, that I am a guru or I know everything.”

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.

I know film industry is not a very healthy place to be in.

Alternatives to oil are coming up. In the long run, it is not going to be as bleak as people are predicting but surely consumption of fuel by automobile sector is going to go down.

The greatest of these was the recognition that leadership is the most important factor on the battlefield, the single greatest reason behind the success of any team.

I would also urge leaders to remain humble. If you don’t worry about who gets the credit, you get a lot more done.

The conservatives saw the Fascist leader as someone they could hide behind, manipulate, and, when convenient, replace.

This was how twentieth-century Fascism began: with a magnetic leader exploiting widespread dissatisfaction by promising all things.

The task of the leader is to get his people from where they are to where they have not been.

The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office.

Leadership consists of character and strategy. If you can’t have both, opt for character.

The leader must own everything in his or her world.