“I have far less than what people think, but far more than I need.”

The government needs to send out a message to the business community that ‘we are on your side.’

The journey to limit crony capitalism: It’s a journey, it’s not a destination. Slowly but surely, in India, crony capitalism has died and governance is what brings about real growth.

My father was also interested in stocks. When I was a young child, he and his friends would drink in the evening and discuss about the stock market.

I am not giving so much of my wealth that I should feel that I am a philanthropist.

I want to work in water resources, as I think creating a string of check dams and utilizing water better is far more cost-effective than large stand-alone dams.

I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like the money, but that’s not what motivates me.

Apart from being motivation for themselves, I think big givers should also talk about their philanthropy so that their work and their success stories prove inspirational enough for many others to follow.

You cannot artificially curb gold imports beyond a point. But I am hopeful it will happen because the rupee depreciation should by itself lead to a large growth in exports and some compression of imports.

You know, a balance-sheet is like a bikini, it shows more but it hides what is vital. I learnt to read a balance sheet and then I got fascinated by stocks.

But I can tell you markets are like women, always commanding, always mysterious, always volatile, always exciting and it is not a joke.

You can never predict how market will react. You can model it. You may try to predict it, but weather and markets and risk, only God knows because only he has seen tomorrow.

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.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

We need someone who will stand up and speak up and speak out for the people who need help, for people who are being discriminated against.

Once you get to the point where you are proud of yourself, you need to forgive yourself for all of the fucked up shit you did.

I know what you need as a female to feel not just comfortable but powerful.

Every family needs to have one person they can count on when everything falls apart.

My philosophy of life is simple: I need someone to love, something to wait and do something.

Just because it’s all you want, doesn’t mean it’s all you need.

To prevent the next pandemic we need to change our relationship to nature.