Ratan Naval Tata is an Indian businessman, investor, philanthropist and interim chairman of Tata Sons. He was on born 28 December 1937.

Following are Ratan Tata quotes about life, family, and business with images.

Inspiring Quotes from Ratan Tata

“Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going because a straight line even in an E.C.G. means we are not alive.” » 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.” » Ratan Tata Quotes

“I have also made this a point in our company: We need to stop taking baby steps and start thinking globally. It really seems to be helping.” » Ratan Tata

“The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.” » Ratan Tata

“I don’t believe in taking right decisions. I take decisions and then make them right.” » Ratan Tata

“Young entrepreneurs will make a difference in the Indian ecosystem.” » Ratan Tata

“None can destroy iron, but its own rust can! Likewise, none can destroy a person, but its own mindset can!” » Ratan Tata

“I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I can’t respect him.” » Ratan Tata

“I am proud of my country. But we need to unite to make a unified India, free of communalism and casteism. We need to build India into a land of equal opportunity for all. We can be a truly great nation if we set our sights high and deliver to the people the fruits of continued growth, prosperity, and equal opportunity.” » Ratan Tata

“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.” » Ratan Tata

“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.” » Ratan Tata Quotes

“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.” » Ratan Tata

Top 45 Short Inspirational Quotes

“I’ve never believed protectionism of that kind will lead us anywhere. I think you can have certain specific rules for engaging with India.. for example, not allowing mineral resources to be taken out of the country.. but there is not a shred of doubt in my mind that when you open an economy you should do it in totality. Foreign investment adds a sense of competition; we should see this as a wake-up call to modernize and upgrade. Companies that do not will undoubtedly die.” » Ratan Tata

“I have always been very confident and very upbeat about the future potential of India. I think it is a great country with great potential.” » Ratan Tata

“If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together” » Ratan Tata

“I came seriously close to getting married four times, and each time I backed off in fear or for one reason or another. Each occasion was different, but in hindsight when I look at the people involved, it wasn’t a bad thing what I did. I think it may have been more complex had the marriage taken place.” » Ratan Tata

“The strong live and the weak die. There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.” » Ratan Tata Quotes

“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.” » Ratan Tata

“Power and wealth are not two of my main stakes.” » Ratan Tata

“All of us do not have the equal talent yet all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our talents.” » Ratan Tata

“I would say that one of the things I wish I could do differently would be to be more outgoing.” » Ratan Tata

“One hundred years from now, I expect the Tatas to be much bigger than it is now. More importantly, I hope the Group comes to be regarded as being the best in India.. best in the manner in which we operate, best in the products we deliver, and best in our value systems and ethics. Having said that, I hope that a hundred years from now we will spread our wings far beyond India.” » Ratan Tata

“We live in a highly competitive world – and we Indians have to struggle to catch up. So modesty is necessary, even if there is also a need for a certain amount of national pride. When it comes down to it, we have managed our country’s economy poorly for long enough. There is really no reason to now think that we can conquer the world.” » Ratan Tata

“Business need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.” » Ratan Tata

“Take the stones people throw at you, and use them to build a monument.” » Ratan Tata

“I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised.” » Ratan Tata Indiatimes.com

“One of the weaknesses of Indian industry is that in many areas.. like consumer goods.. it is very fragmented. Individually, the companies might not be able to survive. What is needed is a consortium of like companies in one industry, presenting a strong front to the multinationals. The Swiss watch industry did this.” » Ratan Tata Quotes

“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.” » Ratan Tata

“I do not know how history will judge me, but let me say that I’ve spent a lot of time and energy trying to transform the Tatas from a patriarchal concern to an institutional enterprise. It would, therefore, be a mark of failure on my part if it were perceived that Ratan Tata epitomizes the Group’s success. What I have done is establish growth mechanisms, play down individuals and play up the team that has made the companies what they are. I, for one, am not the kind who loves dwelling on the ‘I’. If history remembers me at all, I hope it will be for this transformation.” » Ratan Tata