The Story of TATA Quotes

“I would love to see the disparity between the rich and poor [in India] reduced. If you have a billion people that should be our strength. —Ratan Tata, interview with Damien Whitworth, 2006”
― Peter Casey, The Story of TATA: 1868 to 2021

“Americans have less of an issue about who you are, whose son you are and how much family money you have. In the US, I learned, you can be successful from the street, if you have the capability.”
― Peter Casey, The Story of TATA: 1868 to 2021

“I think what I loved about America—and still do—is the fact that it remains one of the places where if you had merit or capability, you had a chance to make it happen. It may not be that everybody with capability becomes a great success, but anybody willing to work hard and to be diligent has a fair chance. The United States has less of an issue of who you are, whose son you are, how rich you are as a requirement for success. So, you can be successful from the street, if you had the capability.”
― Peter Casey, The Story of TATA: 1868 to 2021

“Jamsetji Tata set four long-term corporate goals. The first was to build an iron and steel plant. The second was to bring hydroelectric power to India. The third, which was truly remarkable for the time, was to create a world-class institute of science in and for the nation. Beyond these, his fourth goal was to give to Bombay and to India a world-class hotel.”
― Peter Casey, The Story of TATA: 1868 to 2021

“In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder in business but is in fact the very purpose of its existence. —Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata, founder of Tata Group1”
― Peter Casey, The Story of TATA: 1868 to 2021

“Ups and downs in life are very important to keep us going, because a straight line even in an ECG means we are not alive.”
― Peter Casey, The Story of TATA: 1868 to 2021