N. R. Narayana Murthy

Quotes are word for word from the source.

• Valuing Human Capital

  “Our assets walk out of the door each evening. We have to make sure that they come back the next morning.”

  Our noteHe was discussing the importance of employees in the IT industry.

• Focus on Learning

  “It is less important, I believe, where you start. It is more important how and what you learn.”

  Our noteHe shared life lessons regarding personal development and career growth.

• The Danger of Success

  “It can be much more difficult to learn from success than from failure. If we fail, we think carefully about the precise cause. Success can indiscriminately reinforce all our prior actions.”

  Our noteHe explained why success can be a more complicated teacher than failure.

• Responding to Chance

  “While the turning points themselves are indeed often fortuitous, how we respond to them is anything but so. It is this very quality of how we respond systematically to chance events that is crucial.”

  Our noteHe reflected on the interplay between luck and intentional choices in life.

• Fixed Mindset Risks

  “A fixed mindset, creates a tendency to avoid challenges, to ignore useful negative feedback and leads such people to plateau early and not achieve their full potential.”

  Our noteHe discussed the barriers to achieving one's full potential.

• Sharing Wealth

  “The best use of all your wealth is to share it with those less fortunate.”

  Our noteHe spoke about the responsibility of wealth and stewardship.

• Action Over Words

  “India is a country of empty words, not action. Only repeating, 'Mera Bharat Mahaan' won't help. Learn to finish the race first in order to finish first.”

  Our noteHe addressed the need for practical action in national development.

• Performance Based Rewards

  “Respect, recognition, and reward flows out of performance.”

  Our noteHe commented on the relationship between work results and professional standing.