N. R. Narayana Murthy

Every company has to identify what I call its strategic resources, and make sure that it grabs as much of its strategic resources as possible.

Narayana Murthy

I am a believer in the adage – performance leads to recognition, recognition leads to respect and respect leads to power.

Narayana Murthy

I do not believe in any legacy. The past is dead and gone.

Narayana Murthy

I have always focused on the bottom line.

Narayana Murthy

I have always looked at my competencies before accepting any responsibility.

Narayana Murthy

It’s very important to learn quick lessons from your failures, very important to recognize symptoms of failure pretty early, and it is very, very important to not to be attached too much to the idea – you have to know when to give up an idea.

Narayana Murthy

My passion is to create a better society for our future citizens.

Narayana Murthy

Often times I have been asked about the attributes for success, and I have said that you need two attributes for succeeding as an entrepreneur: one, courage, second, luck.

Narayana Murthy

You become a star not because of your title; you become a star because you are adding star value to the company.

Narayana Murthy

You do not have to be the son of a rich man to be an entrepreneur. Today kids are far more willing to take risks because they’ve seen high rewards.

Narayana Murthy