Azim Premji Business Quotes & Sayings

Character is one factor that will guide all our actions and decisions.
We invested in uncompromising integrity that helped us take difficult stands in some of the most difficult business situations. — Azim Premji

Our experience is that it is not terribly difficult to do business in China. But the issue is, how much stability do you have in terms of what you negotiate up front and when you've got your feet and your investments on the ground. — Azim Premji

Needless to say since Christ's expiation not one single Christian has been known to sin, or die. — Voltaire

Or even when we determine that people are truly intending to encroach on us, we may realize that, for one reason or another, it is not in our best interests to respond to that imposition with anger. — M. Scott Peck

In any story, drama may be intensified by the characters realizing by how narrow a margin they had managed to succeed - that is, where coincidence played a role. This is one of the more realistic ways to use coincidence because rarely do we realize how important a coincidental event is until after the fact. — Jane Lindskold

Ask a guy who his favourite authors are. If he doesn't list a single female among them, something up. — Stephanie Davies

Service to others is the rent yo pay for your room here on earth. — Ali Mohammad

Being in the consumer business helps us groom talent in areas like marketing, finance and logistics. We can benchmark our outsourcing business to our consumer business and its best practices. — Azim Premji

We must measure what leads to results, not simply what is easy to measure. — Charles Koch

I shook my head. She kissed my cheek, then on her way out patted Zachary's shoulder in a way that said, If you upset Aura in her weakened state, I will end you. — Jeri Smith-Ready

If people are not laughing at your goals, your goals are too small. — Azim Premji

was a natural one? I have come across certain evidence today — Agatha Christie

I work my back 'til it's racked with pain, the boss can't even recall my name. — Bob Seger

You cannot get into business for the fashion of it. — Azim Premji

I wasn't ever interested in marrying someone else's career or bank account. — Kathie Lee Gifford

I think a major reason why intellectuals tend to move towards collectivism is that the collectivist answer is a simple one. If there's something wrong, pass a law and do something about it. — Milton Friedman

I was 21 and had spent the last few years in Stanford University Engineering School at California. Many people advised me to take up a nice, cushy job rather than face the challenges of running a hydrogenated oil business. Looking back, I am glad I decided to take charge instead. Essentially leadership begins from within. It is a small voice that tells you where to go when you feel lost. If you believe in that voice, you believe in yourself. — Azim Premji

How often have I tried just hard enough so that I can then say to myself that I tried with the real purpose of assuaging my guilt about something I did not wish to succeed in the first place? — Lawrence Fagg

I think the most important reason for our success is that very early in our quest into globalisation, we invested in people - and we have done that consistently and particularly in the service business. — Azim Premji