Making steel may be compared to making a chappati. To make a good chappati, even a golden pin will not work unless the dough is good

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.

The wealth gathered by Jamsetji Tata and his sons in half a century of industrial pioneering formed but a minute fraction of the amount by which they enriched the nation. The whole of that wealth is held in trust for the people and used exclusively for their benefit. The cycle is thus complete; what came from the people has gone back to the people many times over.

Uncommon thinkers reuse what common thinkers refuse

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

To lead men, you have to lead them with affection.

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