Businessman

The more you consume, the more insecure you are. It's the nature of the world.

Recruiting is the hardest part of any business, but in charity, it is 10 times harder.

Nobody moves on purpose to Detroit.

My father had a flourishing business as a publisher in North India.

5-hour Energy has always been about helping hard working people, and the Amazing People program takes this further by making a significant difference in the lives of those who are working through difficult circumstances.

Some people collect stamps, other people like to be famous. I don't have that hobby.

Working manually is not considered bad in the U.S.

Charity is very difficult to do right. Thinking through what people need: You can't start a charity without that. It's like starting a business without the product.

My choice was to ruin my son's life by giving him money or giving 90-plus percent to charity. Not much of a choice.

The biggest challenge is always the governments - they try to stop all good things. I try to stay away from them as much as I can, as I know if someone can destroy something good, it's the government.

Water is good, but if you have too much, you drown. So is water bad, or is it good? It's both.

I got what I needed out of Princeton in 1 year, and I didn't think it was useful.

5-Hour Energy is not an energy drink, it's a focus drink. But we can't say that. The FDA doesn't like the word 'focus.' I have no idea why.

People with water-borne diseases occupy more than 50% of hospital beds across the world. Does the answer lie in building more hospitals? Really, what is needed is to give them clean water.

If you don't improve the lives of the poor, it's not charity.

To me, it's impolite to go out shopping with no money.

Caffeine is a good thing.

Service to others seems the only intelligent choice for the use of wealth.

If your mind is still, you're the happiest.

I'm probably the wealthiest Indian in America.