Ajay Piramal Quotes

Buying a house is not an overnight decision, and people can wait for 3 to 6 months.
Coming to the growth potential in financial services, there is enough data to show that, usually, financial services grow about twice or two and a half times of what the economy, the GDP growth rates.
Demonetisation was always on the government's radar and was part of the plan from day one when Narendra Modi took over as prime minister, as he was concerned about the black money.
Disabilities and misfortune can make you stronger.
Don't hoard your wealth. Instead, live the life you want with the wealth you have been blessed with, but also make it beneficial for the good of the larger community.
Everywhere in the world, when you travel, you see structures that stand out. Historic structures and new structures. But in India, I don't see anything that stands out.
Fortunately, in Piramal Enterprises, we are in three broad sectors. One is in the whole financial services sector, the second is in pharmaceuticals, and the third is in healthcare analytics and data.
Governance is very important in NBFCs.
Governments cannot do innovation. There are too many audits, and no one stays in a role for long enough.
Horses and dogs were part of my growing up years.
Humility, we say, is very important because we feel humility means the ability to listen, the ability to respect another's opinion and to find that everybody around you in some subject knows more.
I am humble enough to understand there are many people who know much more than I do on many subjects, so I listen to them. Integrity is also critical to leadership, so I believe there must always be alignment between what you think, say, and do.
I am not for buying into financial services firms because I am not sure of the quality.
I am overall optimistic about India's growth.
I have always said that you have to fail. If you do not fail, it means you have never taken enough risks.
I may believe in something, but if it is not working and is not giving returns, we have to close it down because that is the right thing to do for the shareholders.
I think my greatest virtue is that I have the courage to take tough decisions. As for my greatest fault, I guess I should be a little tougher. The feedback I get always is that I am not as tough and demanding as I should be.
I think public sector banks need to have greater private participation of people who have skin in the game.
If you concentrate on action and forget the results, you actually perform much better, because then you are not worried what will happen.
In a crisis, you separate the men from the boys.
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