Reliance Industries Chairman and Billionaire Mukesh Ambani is turning 68 on Saturday. He was born on April 19, 1957 in Yemen to Dhirubhai Ambani and Kokilaben Ambani. Mukesh has redefined India’s corporate Landscape with his foresight and leadership. He is known for his family-oriented image, hardwork, passion and ideas. Under his leadership, initiatives like Jio and Reliance Retail have revolutionised the way people connect, shop, and grow in India. Mukesh’s commitment to innovation, nation-building inspires entrepreneurs across India.
This birthday, here’s a look at some of his quotes which continues to inspire young minds.
Inspiring Quotes From Reliance Chairman

- With courage, self-belief and the can-do spirit, you overcome any adversity. Achieving your potential is the quest of the ordinary. Conquering the impossible is your destiny.
- It is important to remember that there are no overnight successes. You will need to be dedicated, single-minded, and there is no substitute for hard work.
- I think that the biggest challenge is mindset. We have to bring positivity, optimism, a belief in ourselves.
- Your leaders will commit mistakes. That’s for sure. But my advice to them is simple. Do not waste your energy on conducting a post-mortem on past mistakes. Rather, learn not to repeat the same mistakes.
- As an entrepreneur, it is very important to find a problem that you want to solve, that you are passionate about. It’s not solving problems, it’s finding problems. Once you find a problem, then you solve it
- All of us, in a sense, struggle continuously all the time, because we never get what we want. The important thing which I’ve really learned is how do you not give up, because you never succeed in the first attempt.
- Failure is acceptable. All of us don’t succeed on our first attempt. I can tell you, I myself have failed. For every 10 things I have done, I have failed six or seven times. I have succeeded hugely three times because I have been very lucky.
- My view is to give everyone the space to grow in his own way. When you see restructuring or separations in a family firm, value has almost always been destroyed. This is the first case where value has been enhanced. In that way it has been a win-win ending.
- Our fundamental belief is that for us, growth is a way of life and we have to grow at all times.
- Every small business and entrepreneur has the potential in India to become a Dhirubhai Ambani or a Bill Gates. That is what differentiates India from the rest of the world.