Top 10 Narayana Murthy Quotes on Work-Life Balance

By Saurav Pandey | July 14, 2025

Top 10 Narayana Murthy Quotes on Work-Life Balance

Here are 10 “quotes” or paraphrased sentiments from Narayana Murthy regarding his perspective, which often challenges the typical notion of work-life balance:

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“I do not believe in work-life balance. I have not changed my view; I will take this with me to my grave.”

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“Throughout my life, I worked over 14 hours daily for six and a half days a week.”

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“If we want India to compete globally, Indians must be ready to work hard. Even the most intelligent individuals cannot achieve success without consistent effort.”

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“We in India must first get a life, and then talk of work-life balance.”

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“When PM Modi is working 100 hours a week, the only way to show our appreciation is by working just as hard.”

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“I was disappointed when India moved from a six-day to a five-day work week in 1986.”

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“You have to be very productive. You have to work very hard like the Germans did after World War I, like the Japanese did.”

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“Those of us in India who have received so much benefit from the country from the taxpayer have an enormous responsibility to work very hard to bring a chance for the betterment of life of the poorer sections of the society.”

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“These are not issues that should be discussed and debated. These are issues that one can introspect on, one can ingest and one can come to some conclusion and do whatever they want. There is nobody who can say ‘you should do it, you should not do it’.” (While advocating for hard work, he also acknowledges that the decision is ultimately personal.)

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