“All three of us - two sisters and a brother - were brought up with an ...” — Chanda Kochhar Quote

“All three of us - two sisters and a brother - were brought up with an emphasis on academics.”

“We believe that rural India is going to be the next driver of growth. You cannot make money overnight there, as you have to set up infrastructure there; the value of transactions is lower - you need a few years before you can really make all those businesses profitable.”

“If there is a course that is quant-oriented, you need to focus on that, but if it is a course that is more general management-oriented, do you not need entrance examinations which are more all round?”

“I'm always very fearful when academics get ahold of comedy. Comedy is such a clear thing - people laugh, or they don't laugh. It's involuntary. I'm not saying it can't be scrutinized, it's just that they take the enjoyment out of it.”

“Academics love to make theories about a body of work, but each book consumes the writer and is the sum of his or her world.”

“I was good at speech and debate and academics. I should've stayed in my lane, but I kept trying out for the basketball team. I thought I would make the N.B.A.”