Happy Birthday, Ratan Tata! Here are some of the legendary industrialist’s most famous quotes

Ratan Tata Birthday: Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, turned 86 on Thursday (December 28). Ratan Tata was born on December 28, 1937, in Mumbai to Naval Tata and Sooni Tata.  

Ratan Tata attended the Campion School till the 8th standard and studied at the Cathedral and John Connon School in Mumbai and the Bishop Cotton School in Shimla in the following years. He went to Cornell University to study architecture and briefly worked with Jones and Emmons in Los Angeles before returning to India in 1962. In the same year, he joined the Tata Group and worked with the Tata Steel division in Jamshedpur. Later on, he completed a management course at Harvard Business School in 1975. Ratan Tata took over as the chairman of the Tata Group in 1991. 

Ratan Tata quotes | Here are some of the most famous quotes of the top industrialist:

“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.” 

“I may have hurt some people along the way, but I would like to be seen as somebody who has done his best to do the right thing for any situation and not compromised.” 

“A person who is trying to copy others will be a successful person for a while, but he won’t be able to succeed further in life.” 

“None can destroy iron, but its rust can. Likewise, none can destroy a person, but his own mindset can.” 

“Businesses need to go beyond the interest of their companies to the communities they serve.” 

“If you want to walk fast, walk alone. But if you want to walk far, walk together.” 

“Take the stones people throw at you. And use them to build a monument.” 

“Power and wealth are not two of my main stakes.” 

“The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.” 

“Don’t be serious, enjoy life as it comes.”