- Safe is a dangerous word. Take risks
- Everyone has emotions, they are very important and they should drive you to an extent. But, don’t be a slave to them, you should be their master!”
- By charging me a rupee more or by me giving you a rupee extra , neither shall I become rich or you become poorer – Negotiation philosophy
- Every person in this world has a shell around him. It’s important for you in business to know how to break this shell by striking at the entry point. Once you have achieved this then you can convert your greatest adversary into a great ally.
- To be lazy is a crime and to be lazy and offer excuses is a bigger crime – note written above my computer desk when I did not deliver the task assigned to me.
- When you fight with your enemy fight hard, hit him in such a way that he is wounded. Don’t forget to then heal your enemies wound but ensure that the scar remains. He will remember you when he looks in the mirror next time!!
- I am a joker and my job is to make everyone laugh.
- In life always give a person a long rope. He then has two choices: One choice is to use that rope and inch closer to you step by step, the other is to entangle himself in that rope itself and strangle himself – to people who tried to take unfair advantage of him.
- Son, in life even if you murder somebody, first person you should come and tell this is me, your father. I don’t guarantee that I will save you but I will certainly give you the courage to stand up and face the situation in the right manner. The best way to solve a problem is to face it
- I am like a phoenix bird and I shall rise from my ashes.
- Maternity is a fact, paternity is a conclusion – quoted by Ram Pradhan, original by anonymous.
- In life whether you like it or not you sometimes have to buy peace to get peace.
- I learnt from Ram Pradhan hard work, self confidence and “Jidda”. However I regret that I did not learn from him “Guts”
– Ram Kelkar , a close friend of Ram Pradhan
- Ram Pradhan was not easily classifiable as good or bad man. He was very unusual and that I why I think I joined Mangala
– Arindam Ganguly
- There was a child which was always alive in him all the time.
– Pratima Kulkarni
- “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men.”
– Lord Acton