Anand Mahindra

“It is processes that are important.”

“To my mind, the education of children - girl children, specifically - is what really creates an enlightened society. It creates a liberal society.”

“Nothing is 'another day at the office.'”

“Businesses look for stability; they look for direction.”

“For India's economy to expand as rapidly and yet more sustainably than China's, we need to make our differences into virtues rather than vulnerabilities.”

“Women need a space that quenches their intellectual hunger, engages and empowers them with relatable content.”

“Nobody understands how the world will change. The only way you can plan for the future is to have scenarios. You have to have the courage to take a leap of faith on one of them.”

“My mother was a writer. She acted in one film before she decided that Bollywood wasn't good enough for her. My two sisters and I probably learned from her how to get under other people's skin. In contrast, my father was a simple man despite his success at business. He was a people person, and I think that's what led him to join politics.”

“The glamorous side is SUVs, but frankly, the tractor side is where we are number one in the world.”

“There's this old Frank Sinatra song: 'If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere'... that song was about New York, but it applies to America. People know that if you make it in America, you can make it anywhere, and that is both in terms of sophistication and customer satisfaction.”

“My own ambitions were eclectic. My father ran a steel plant, and I was expected to study metallurgy and end up at the steel plant when I finished high school at age 15. Despite my proficiency at science, I decided against it and instead went on to study filmmaking.”

“The moment I say I'm going into scooters, they say, 'You're crazy.' Six months later, when BMW comes out with an electric scooter, it's fine. But when Anand does it, because he's some small guy in India, it's not fine.”

“Anyone who makes time frames beyond tomorrow probably isn't pushing himself hard enough.”

“Social media is one of the most under-rated business tools, in my opinion. It's an amazing cockpit for any CEO. I can narrate any number of stories how it has helped me to reach out to customers, dealers, protesting workers, and even security guards.”

“The more you drive positive change, the more enhanced your business model.”

“I think Tesla doesn't sound like it has a very collaborative culture.”

“India's sprawling subcontinent can never become a plus-size Singapore. But perhaps we can weave together an urban web that is the equivalent of a thousand Singapores.”

“Autonomous tractors would enable a farmer to focus on the work that matters the most on a farm.”

“I love the blues, but I love a lot of music.”

“If you are planning to save the planet, it will not be Tesla that will do it, since only a finite number of people can afford to buy one, even a $35,000 Model 3.”