“Your company may have a reputation for brilliant leadership, outstanding innovation, clever branding and effective change management, but the business could fail if the world changes and you are unprepared.”

“Narayana Murthy overcame many obstacles and demonstrated that is possible to create a world-class, values-driven company in India. Through his vision and leadership Murthy sparked a wave of innovation and entrepreneurship that changed the way we view ourselves and how the world views India.”

“Try not to change the world. You will fail. Try to love the world. Lo, the world is changed. Changed forever.”

“Businesses that fail to change die, while their men move on. Militaries that fail to change move on, while their men die.”

“In fact, when we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.”

“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”

“Your prayer for someone may or may not change them, but it always changes YOU.”

“To successfully respond to the myriad of changes that shake the world, transformation into a new style of management is required. The route to take is what I call profound knowledge - knowledge for leadership of transformation.”

“If the assembled company rags you for a failing, you can usually play up to it for comic effect: it's the failing they don't mention that you have to watch out for.”

“When your thinking is brilliant, you will be brilliant, but if your thinking is not brilliant you will not be brilliant, no matter how brilliant you may think you are.”