Money is like manure. It stinks when you pile it; it grows when you spread it

If you want excellence, you must aim at perfection. It makes you go into detail that you can avoid. It takes a lot of energy out of you but that's the only way you finally actually achieve excellence. So in that sense, being finicky is essential.

Cleanliness is the Hallmark of perfect standards and the best quality inspector is the conscience

Quality is first engineered; only then it is inspected

Good human relations not only bring great personal rewards but are essential to the success of any enterprise.

I do not want India to be an economic superpower. I want India to be a happy country.

No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people and is achieved by fair and honest means.