Manoj Bhargava

If you have more money than your lifestyle, then you can either do something stupid or smart. That's not much of a choice. That's like saying, 'You are on the roof. you can either take the elevator, or you can jump.' That's not a choice.

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

Most of the people don't know that one of the great qualities of caffeine is it allows you to absorb nutrients, and it does it quickly, and so when it does it quickly, you focus, and when you focus, you think you have energy.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

I didn't want to be known. People say, 'I didn't want to toil in obscurity.' I like toiling in obscurity.

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

Philanthropy is natural. For a mother, taking care of her children is natural. If I am rich, I take care of the poor, like a mother would.

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

I'm probably the wealthiest Indian in America.

Chemicals are really simple. You mix a couple things together and sell it for more than the materials cost.

Working hard is way more fun. If you had to goof off 40 hours a week, you couldn't do it. It would drive you crazy.

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.

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