"I grew up in a Hindu household but went to a Roman Catholic school. I grew up with a mother who said, 'I'll arrange a marriage for you at 18,' but she also said that we could achieve anything we put our minds to and encourage us to dream of becoming prime minister or president."

“The CEO has to think long-term and needs to understand the way public and private sectors are coming together and work constructively within that framework. CEOs need to make the phrase "think global and act local" more than a cliche?”

“We are in a bit of a policy box and it's going to require us being willing to give up one of the two, which is it's okay to take on more deficits but lets put in some massive spending. Alternatively to say, 'we're going to go through structural unemployment for a while because we want to address deficits.”

“There were many times that I felt like a fish out of water, times that I really said to myself, 'do I even fit in'.”

“Indra can drive as deep and hard as anyone I have ever met, but she can do it with a sense of heart and fun.”

“Turbulence is the beginning of a fruitful process of transformation.”

“Don’t take an eye on the short term but think long.”