Sundar Pichai was born on June 10, 1972, was born in Madurai, Tamil Nadu India in a middle-class family. He studied metallurgical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and holds an M.S from Standford University in material science and engineering and an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Picture joint Google in 2004 where he lead the project management and innovation for various Google client software including Google Chrome, Google Drive, and Chrome OS. Pichai was selected to become the next CEO of Google on August 10, 2015, and on October 24 2015 he nailed the position at the completion of the formation of Alphabet Inc. the new holding company for the Google company family.
Pichai has a great approach to the education system, he says it’s unfortunate for the education system not only in India it across the world that their emphasis on scoring good marks for receiving good grades but having its not always the good grades. He always motivates us by his inspirational talks and always inspires me to move ahead without thinking about your grades.
Here below are 7 of his quotes that are inspiring to the upcoming generation-
“A person who is happy is not because everything is right in his life, he is happy because of his attitude towards everything in his life is right.”
“Wear your failure as a badge of honor.”
“It is always good to work with people who make you feel insecure about yourself. That way, you will constantly keep pushing your limits.
“As a leader, it is important to not just see your success, but focus on the success of others.”
“I do think it’s important to follow your dreams and do something which you are excited by. If you follow your heart and do what you like, you will always do much better. It doesn’t matter what your educational qualification is.”
“What strikes me every single time is that the aspirations of Indians are unique and unparalleled. They’re very demanding, regardless of background.”
“Keep pushing your limits.”
-Sundar Pichai