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An Indian businessman and former Member of Parliament

I do not believe in

I do not believe in hypocrisy.
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I am in favour of

I am in favour of one simple theory that the Almighty has blessed us with an equal degree of intelligence. No amount of intelligence, knowledge or talent can ever replace the supreme quality of self-confidence. It is the confidence that matters the most.
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Everybody keeps saying that India’s

Everybody keeps saying that India’s a poor country. Yes, we have poverty. But I blame the government of India, the political establishment, for their failure to educate and therefore their failure to control the poverty.
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Banks are there to support

Banks are there to support businesses that have justifiable needs.
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I spend my own money

I spend my own money, not other people’s money.
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Why am I being portrayed

Why am I being portrayed as a criminal? Loan defaults are a business matter. When the banks give out loans, they know the risk involved. They decide, we don’t.
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It s not the first

It’s not the first time I’ve flown out from the country. I’ve not done anything wrong. I don’t need anyone to tip me off about anything. Most of the big media houses are running a whole lot of lies about me.
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We have broken the shackles

We have broken the shackles of conservative socialism. The growing middle classes want the kind of standard of living you enjoy in the West. So what I’m selling is a lifestyle.
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I wanted to be a

I wanted to be a doctor like my grandfather. My father put his foot down and said, ‘No, he’s going into business.’ Did I choose? No, but I came to enjoy it.
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Whenever I do something it

Whenever I do something, it is rooted in the Indian opportunity.
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I work hard and I

I work hard and I play hard, too. There is nothing wrong with that.
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Forced to go into hiding

Forced to go into hiding, makes me sick.
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I think that the poorest

I think that the poorest of the poor… look up to wealthy and successful Indians with some degree of respect and pride.
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I am pretty tough as

I am pretty tough as a boss.
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Our culture in India is

Our culture in India is not a culture where we grudge each other.
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But I’m not sure I’ll

But I’m not sure I’ll get a fair chance to present my side. I’ve already been branded a criminal. I do not feel the time is right. I feel passions are high. People need to think rationally. They need to understand that business, whether large or small, has risks involved.
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I’m always claiming that by

I’m always claiming that 24 by 7 isn’t enough. … I love challenges.
– Vijay Mallya

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I went to my mother

I went to my mother and I said, I earned this money, I did not inherit it. Now if I buy a yacht, a plane or a car, nobody’s gonna question me about it.
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I live life what I

I live life what I consider to be normal.
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I go with the flow, really. I love what I do. To me, work is not stress. I don’t say, Thank God it’s Friday and I’m looking forward to the weekend or I’m looking forward to a vacation. I come back from Europe at two o’clock in the morning and I’m looking around for my secretary at the airport to show me my mail and to tell me what’s going on. Because I find what I do very exciting, so it’s no stress at all. It’s just non-stop excitement. Sure, you have a few problems and challenges along the way, but I have never found those to be sort of a dampener.
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My father was very clear

My father was very clear; I had to have an ordinary upbringing. I was put to work as a lowly-paid trainee after college. I didn’t like it at the time, but I can’t help but feel that that was probably the best thing for me.
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I am an international businessman

I am an international businessman. I travel to and from India frequently. I did not flee from India and neither am I an absconder. Rubbish. As an Indian MP I fully respect and will comply with the law of the land. Our judicial system is sound and respected. But no trial by media.
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I work seven days a

I work seven days a week.
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I will not speak to

I will not speak to media so don’t waste your efforts.
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I shrunk the spectrum of

I shrunk the spectrum of businesses tremendously.
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This is a full-service carrier

This is a full-service carrier, which will provide the best in-flight experience in the sky.
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If you work for a

If you work for a team, you have a different view, if you own a team you have a radically different view.
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Any serious airline has to

Any serious airline has to look at a worldwide network.
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Thinking creatively differently and out

Thinking creatively, differently and out of the box are the attributes that are essential for the creation of world class companies and brands. Life is full of ups and downs. Failures are an inevitable part of our life. Don’t let them get you down.
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I am Vijay Mallya i

I am Vijay Mallya, I travel to and from India frequently. I did not flee from India and neither am I an absconder.
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I hope that I return

I hope that I return one day… India has given me everything.
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Something excited me about Kingfisher, you know, the bird. I saw color, I saw vibrancy, I saw movement, I saw a bit of cheekiness, you know, the kingfisher sort of fishing. And so I went to my father and asked him, I said, you know, I want to relaunch this brand and I want a million rupees for it. And a million rupees, I mean, he threw me out of the office.
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I live the way I

I live the way I want to live, and I don’t comment on the way that other people live.
– Vijay Mallya

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I live the way I

I live the way I want to live, and I don’t comment on the way that other people live.
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Then I didn’t have a

Then I didn’t have a dad to run to and find out, you know, if I was in trouble or I was undecided. And once I got over that, I realized that you need to go forward against all odds.
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I run my own world

I run my own world, because I very firmly believe that my destiny, my future is in my hands and I don’t want to blame anybody else for the path that I take.
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Challenge is something you need to move on and not to be afraid of. You need to be gutsy, you need to have fire in your belly, and there’s no point in being scared of the system or of people who are against you, there are plenty of them. They still exist, particularly in a country like India, where there’s a lot of jealousy. And you know, you sort of march on undeterred. And so it toughened me up quite a lot, actually.
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Rather than spend millions getting

Rather than spend millions getting film stars, I am quite happy to be brand ambassador myself.
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It wasn’t a business visit

It wasn’t a business visit. Lots of people have written that I was carrying seven luggage bags… For two people, I don’t think that’s too much. I pack heavy. That’s how I travel.
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I am an honest straight

I am an honest, straight guy.
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I am the brand ambassador

I am the brand ambassador.
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Our own business was flourishing

Our own business was flourishing, but plummeted suddenly. Don’t make me the villain. I have the best intentions. I’m quiet because I fear my words will be twisted like of others.
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Just before my father died I had worked for three-and-a-half years in the United States. And I learned a lot during my experience there. So you know, I was termed a playboy, I was termed flamboyant, and yes, everybody thought that I’d fritter away what I had inherited. But I was determined to prove people wrong.
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I don’t like to leave

I don’t like to leave anything unfinished on my desk before I travel.
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