Quotes from J. R. D. Tata

Money is like manure. It stinks when you pile it; it grows when you spread it

Live Life a little dangerously

No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people and is achieved by fair and honest means.

Good human relations not only bring great personal rewards but are essential to the success of any enterprise.

Productivity and efficiency can be achieved only step by step with sustained hard work, relentless attention to details and insistence on the highest standards of quality and performance.

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

Always aim at perfection for only then will you achieve excellence

I know that aiming at perfection has its drawbacks. It makes you go into details that you can avoid but that is the only way you can achieve excellence. So, in that case, being finicky is essential.