“I will certainly not join politics. I would like to be remembered as a...” — Ratan Tata Quote

“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.”

“I'm the non-executive chairman of nine or so major companies, and on the nine companies, it's a little trying because you jump from one industry to another, as the case might be. But one had the reasonable knowledge of those nine activities, and it's been an exciting job.”

“A founder who is in for the short run, or has no passion for the sector he is in, doesn't give me a great deal of comfort.”

“My favorite place is whichever sidewalk is beneath my feet because I am just constantly fascinated by walking and looking and learning. If I've already walked a street five times, then the next five times I walk it looking up, and I learn something about the cornices.”

“I try to give my best to everything I do. I don't think of housework as beneath my dignity; that's just the way I was brought up.”

“I thank Heaven every summer's day of my life, that my lot was humbly cast within the hearing of romping brooks, and beneath the shadow of oaks.”