Well Said

Contractionary policies, if followed by many industrialised countries simultaneously, could provoke a double-dip recession. We have much greater risk of deflation than inflation.

— Manmohan Singh at the G20 summit in Toronto

I am the Chairman of the company and require foresight. I don’t believe in the industry’s perceptions, I believe in creating trends.

— Kalanithi Maran, Chairman, Sun TV, after his acquisition of SpiceJet, on his lack of experience in aviation, in The Economic Times

How could the non-executive chairman be responsible for a design flaw in the plant? I agree this is our worst tragedy, but we can’t get emotional about it.

— Deepak Parekh Chairman, HDFC Bank, on the conviction of Keshub Mahindra in the Bhopal gas case, in The Times of India

Classic Business Quote

The successful man is the one who finds out what is the matter with his business before his competitors do.

— Roy L. Smith, Professor, NYU Stern School of Business