Azim Premji Quotes

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

We entered the global market only in the end-'80s, and that was because imports became more liberal.

People have to take control of their own lives. Education is key because it also raises other social indicators like healthcare.

All our hiring staff are trained to interview in English. They're trained to look for Westernized segments because we deal with global customers.

Leadership is the self-confidence of working with people smarter than you.

Talent is in short supply everywhere. At Wipro, we are training nonengineers to be engineers.

You cannot get into business for the fashion of it.

The concept of the strong linkage to the family is breaking down in Western nations.

When the rate of change outside is more than what is inside, be sure that the end is near.

You cannot mandate philanthropy. It has to come from within, and when it does, it is deeply satisfying.

The Western world loves liberalisation, provided it doesn't affect them.

The responsibility of philanthropy rests with us. The wealthier we are, the more powerful we get. We cannot put the entire onus on the government.

You cannot have a society where you spend more than you earn. I mean, it's just fundamentally not viable in the long run.

As an advisor, I can say what I want. If I were a politician, I would constantly have to compromise, and I'm incapable of doing that.

I can speak English. I can speak Hindi. I can understand one or two other languages.

Inflation is taking up the poverty line, and poverty is not just economic but defined by way of health and education.

Colleges produce more sports therapists than engineers. Perhaps because America is a sporty country: a lot of outdoors.

People are the key to success or extraordinary success.

A girl child who is even a little bit educated is more conscious of family planning, health care and, in turn, her children's own education.

The U.S. is a complex country. It has a high predominance of immigrants who have been eminently successful.

I want Wipro to be among the top ten IT companies in the world.

The early years were more about learning than about acting.
I had to carry on my father's work, which was a big challenge.

Certain product lines are more suited to be manufactured in proximity with the customer, while others are more suitable to be manufactured in India.

As you get bigger, you have to learn to delegate.

Frankly, I don't know how many companies there are, globally, which are truly global.

The strategic initiatives we propose to undertake as part of our plan over the next few years position us well to lead this evolution.

There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country.

My company believes in hiring people based on merit.

There are 600 districts in India. Every district in India has a teacher-training institute.

We've always seen ourselves as Indian. We've never seen ourselves as Hindus or Muslims or Christians or Buddhists.

I think the advantage of democracy is that it makes us less dependent on a group of leaders.

Over these years, I have irrevocably transferred a significant part of the shareholding in Wipro, amounting to 39% of the shares of Wipro, to a trust.

You cannot underestimate the value of luck in success in life. And I've really learned to appreciate that.

Success is achieved twice. Once in the mind and the second time in the real world.