Sudha Murty
Educator
1950-08-19
Quotes by Sudha Murty
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The events might have taken place twelve centuries back, but when I closed my eyes, I could visualize many things. It made me very emotional. Later, when I grew up, I became passionate about history and started detaching it from emotional point of view and became more aware of the facts.
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Ugly ducklings often turn into beautiful swans when they are tested.
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We can give our children only two things in life which are essential. Strong roots and powerful wings. Then they may fly anywhere and live independently. Of all the luxuries in life, the greatest luxury is getting freedom of the right kind.
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We can give our children only two things in life which are essential. Strong roots and powerful wings. Then they may fly anywhere and live independently. Of all the luxuries in life, the greatest luxury is getting freedom of the right kind.
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The events might have taken place twelve centuries back, but when I closed my eyes, I could visualize many things. It made me very emotional. Later, when I grew up, I became passionate about history and started detaching it from emotional point of view and became more aware of the facts.
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Ugly ducklings often turn into beautiful swans when they are tested.
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There were instances when I felt cheated because my feeling of social service was neither acknowledged or reciprocated by the second party. It is with growing age and experience that I realised, I was doing it for myself and not for others. Hence, I found my happiness and satisfaction in it.
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I don't want to associate my social work with Infosys, money, etc.
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I started writing when I was in school. I wrote essays and in my teen years I used to write sorrowful sad stories and poems as you do at the age.
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We can spend Rs 5,000 for a meal at the Taj and thousands on all kinds of shopping, but we're always stingy about books. We always think of borrowing. Why? Writers can use some support. If you have space and money, you should buy your own books.
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To write, I think it is very important to read. The more you read, the more you know the techniques of writing.
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If I give someone flowers, what will they really do with it. If I take food, the person could be diabetic... But books are a source of knowledge, I have great thirst for knowledge.
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I would arrive in college at 8:30 A. M. and go back home at noon to go to the toilet. Then I would return again.
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Availability of water is critical for sanitation projects. Without water, toilets can't be kept clean. Places where there is no drinking water, water for toilets becomes complicated.
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For me, the test of a good office is how clean its toilets are.
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People often ask me how I get so many unique experiences while they get none. I tell them the difference is in the sensitivity. I can observe those small emotions, which may look trivial to others.
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In life's journey, we all meet strange people and undergo many experiences that touch us and sometimes even change us.
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Be unreasonable, follow your passion.
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Most people share a yearning to be something bigger than them. Something they can be excited about and something that will challenge them to go beyond being average.
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