Quotes from Sudha Murty

If you are determined in your life, it is only the mindset that counts which is more important than questions like if I can do or cannot do.

Mythology is part of our heritage, part of our identity at times because anywhere in India you will find the name of Rama or Krishna in one or the other form.

Mythology has largely been written by men and focusses on men - on wars and men, who went to war. But, there are women who influence the decisions of men.

In life's journey, we all meet strange people and undergo many experiences that touch us and sometimes even change us.

I was a very naughty kid, who'd say 'I'd write tomorrow.'

Coming from a middle-class background of Northern Karnataka, where good education was the only insurance policy, I started reading and writing very early.

It was March 1974, I was in my MTech final year when I came across a notice which stated - Telco requires bright, young engineers at a salary of Rs 1,500. This was big money at that time. But that notice followed with a line that said lady students need not apply. I was agitated!

Be unreasonable, follow your passion.

We can spend Rs 5,000 for a meal at the Taj and thousands on all kinds of shopping, but we're always stingy about books. We always think of borrowing. Why? Writers can use some support. If you have space and money, you should buy your own books.

In my case, both my grandmothers made a huge impact on my early childhood days. But, as I grew older, people rarely made an impact or influenced me.

With one or two children at home, I feel that parents concentrate too much on them and hence children lose touch with reality. They get whatever they desire and fail to understand that in real life you may or may not get what you wish for.

I hail from a middle class educated family and now that God is kind to me by giving me enough money, I want to share it with others.

I believe people from the film industry, musicians, dancers, artists and writers are all internally connected. The form of expression externally may vary, but we are connected internally.

I wanted to become an engineer and I believed in myself. I was the lone girl to enrol for engineering studies, then. But the college provided me an opportunity to excel in my life.

Increasing the sale of liquor may benefit the government in terms of revenue. But liquor is a social evil, and its biggest victims are women and their children.

We, the authors, want people to buy books. That is the only way we can earn - from our royality.

Growing up, I dreamt of being economically independent because I always believed women should be so.

Exceptional leaders don't impart just vision, rather they cultivate the emergence of vision.

Whenever you take on a project, there should be an exit policy. You cannot help people forever.