DHIRUBHAI AMBANI

I sincerely believe that Indians have the ability to compete with the best in the world.

My advice to young entrepreneurs is not to accept defeat in the face of odds, and challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction.

The success of the young entrepreneur will be the key to India's transformation in the new millennium.

I am not a believer in religious rituals. I was brought up in the Arya Samaj environment which taught us to shun rituals. Puja, of course, but simple, elegant and brief.

If you work with determination and with perfection, success will follow.

Challenge negative forces with hope, self-confidence and conviction. I believe that ambition and initiative will ultimately triumph.

Does making money excite me? No, but I have to make money for my shareholders. What excites me is achievement, doing something difficult.

The problem with Indians is that we have lost the habit of thinking big!

Don't give up, courage is my conviction.

You have to take the calculated risk,to earn something

You accuse me of black marketing, but which of you has not slept with me?

There is no question about that. Business is my hobby. It is not a burden to me. In any case Reliance now can run without me.

Play on the frontiers of technology. Be ahead of the tomorrows.

Growth has no limit at Reliance. I keep revising my vision. Only when you dream it you can do it.

Pursue your goals even in the face of difficulties, and convert adversities into opportunities.

I dream of India becoming a great economic superpower.

Dhirubhai will go one day. But Reliance's employees and shareholders will keep it afloat. Reliance is now a concept in which the Ambanis have become irrelevant.

I had dreams of starting a company like Burmah Shell.

I am deaf to the word 'no'.

Give (your people) the youth a proper environment. Motivate them. Extend them the support they need. Each one of them has infinite source of energy. They will deliver.

Keep your morale high, in spite of setbacks. At the end you are bound to succeed.

You do not require an invitation to make profits.

My commitment is to produce at the cheapest price and the best quality.

Yes, I believe in God, but I don't perform a daily puja. I don't have any gurus. Ek baat hai,destiny, koi cheez hai.

Between my past, the present and the future, there is one common factor: Relationship and Trust. This is the foundation of our growth.