Quotes By Ratan Tata

If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.

People of great power wield great power, but people of lesser power or people who have fallen out of power go to jail without adequate evidence, or their bodies are found in the trunks of cars.

Banana republics are run on cronyism.

Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one - that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be.

I have two or three cars that I like, but today, Ferrari would be the best car I have driven in terms of being an impressive car.

There are many things that, if I have to relive, maybe I will do it another way. But I would not like to look back and think what I have not been able to.

New startups embody the creativity, the innovation of young people, and for me, it was and is a very worthwhile experience to interact with them.

I will certainly not join politics. I would like to be remembered as a clean businessman who has not partaken in any twists and turns beneath the surface, and one who has been reasonably successful.

I have been constantly telling people to encourage people, to question the unquestioned and not to be ashamed to bring up new ideas, new processes to get things done.

Indian car buyers have not really been exposed to customer care in a competitive environment.

Power and wealth are not two of my main stakes.

What I would like to do is to leave behind a sustainable entity of a set of companies that operate in an exemplary manner in terms of ethics, values and continue what our ancestors left behind.

When you have to earmark human and monetary resources for such a long time, it starts to hinder your other activities.

I would say that one of the things I wish I could do differently would be to be more outgoing.

When you see in places like Africa and parts of Asia abject poverty, hungry children and malnutrition around you, and you look at yourself as being people who have well being and comforts, I think it takes a very insensitive, tough person not to feel they need to do something.

Telco is totally committed to commercial vehicles, where it is bound to remain a major player. What may well happen in the future is we may split the company into two business units.

Jardine is the largest dealer of Mercedes in the world. They also sell cars for two or three Japanese makers.

The government should do its job. The government's job is, in fact, to run the country, to manage the country, to govern the country. And governance is an important thing, not application where it suits one so, to micro control where it suits them on the other hand.

I think there are many honest businessman.

What are the crumple zones on scooters? The helmet is the only crumple zone I can think of.