Every country has the right to determine its own laws. And India can't afford monopolies.

If you look at the world's top 50 drugs being sold today, they are being marketed and sold by companies that did not invent them. I respect patents. I'll pay a royalty. But I shouldn't be denied the right to produce drugs for poor people at reasonable prices.

Patients are becoming aware that they're being taken for a ride by big pharma companies. They charge high prices and have never cared for India's healthcare. There are 23 million cases of cancer every year and India has a fair share of that.

I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his invention.

One must beware of ministers who can do nothing without money, and those who want to do everything with money.

When I'm really depressed because I have no money I buy a bottle of champagne with my last pennies - it's the best way to cheer yourself up.

Money is like manure, of very little use except it be spread.

All business is basically about customers and marketing and making money and capitalism and winning and promoting it and having something someone really wants.