J R D Tata

Uncommon Thinkers Reuse What Common Thinkers Refuse

Never Start With Diffidence, Always Start With Confidence

When You Work, Work As If Everything Depends On You. When You Pray, Pray As If Everything Depends On God

Money Is Like Manure. It Stinks When You Pile It It Grows When You Spread It

I Do Not Want India To Be An Economic Superpower. I Want India To Be A Happy Country

Most Of Our Troubles Are Due To Poor Implementation, Wrong Priorities And Unattainable Targets

Good Human Relations Not Only Bring Great Personal Rewards But Are Essential To The Success Of Any Enterprise

Always Aim At Perfection For Only Then Will You Achieve Excellence

Growing Organisations In Any Field Must Constantly Evolve, Accept Or Even Seek New Ideas, New Visions, And New Enthusiasms.

Live Life A Little Dangerously

Cleanliness Is The Hallmark Of Perfect Standards And The Best Quality Inspector Is The Conscience

I Never Had Any Interest In Making Money. None Of My Decisions Were Influenced By Whether It Would Bring Me Money Or Wealth

Common People Have An Appetite For Food Uncommon People Have An Appetite For Service

To Be A Leader, You Have Got To Lead Human Beings With Affection

Nothing Worthwhile Is Ever Achieved Without Deep Thought And Hard Work

Making Steel May Be Compared To Making A Chappati. To Make A Good Chappati, Even A Golden Pin Will Not Work Unless The Dough Is Good

Quality Is First Engineered Only Then It Is Inspected

A Gentleman Would Be Ashamed Should His Deeds Not Match His Words.

Learning Without Thought Is Labor Lost; Thought Without Learning Is Perilous.

To Practice Five Things Under All Circumstances Constitutes Perfect Virtue; These Five Are Gravity, Generosity Of Soul, Sincerity, Earnestness, And Kindness.

The Superior Man Is Modest In His Speech, But Exceeds In His Actions.

To See And Listen To The Wicked Is Already The Beginning Of Wickedness.

When You Know A Thing, To Hold That You Know It; And When You Do Not Know A Thing, To Allow That You Do Not Know It – This Is Knowledge.

Choose A Job You Love, And You Will Never Have To Work A Day In Your Life.

A Man Who Has Committed A Mistake And Doesn’t Correct It Is Committing Another Mistake.

It Is Easy To Hate And It Is Difficult To Love. This Is How The Whole Scheme Of Things Works. All Good Things Are Difficult To Achieve; And Bad Things Are Very Easy To Get.

Real Knowledge Is To Know The Extent Of One’s Ignorance.

Everything Has Beauty, But Not Everyone Sees It.

If You Think In Terms Of A Year, Plant A Seed; If In Terms Of Ten Years, Plant Trees; If In Terms Of 100 Years, Teach The People.

He That Would Perfect His Work Must First Sharpen His Tools.

By Three Methods We May Learn Wisdom: First, By Reflection, Which Is Noblest; Second, By Imitation, Which Is Easiest; And Third By Experience, Which Is The Bitterest.

The Will To Win, The Desire To Succeed, The Urge To Reach Your Full Potential… These Are The Keys That Will Unlock The Door To Personal Excellence.

Better A Diamond With A Flaw Than A Pebble Without.

Wherever You Go, Go With All Your Heart.

When It Is Obvious That The Goals Cannot Be Reached, Don’t Adjust The Goals, Adjust The Action Steps.