Michael Nyman Quotes

It's hard when you have to play a way you're not really used to and you feel like you can do more than just that.

You don't want to pigeonhole yourself.

I feel like if you can do multiple things, you shouldn't shy away from them.

When you take on new roles that you don't feel comfortable with, that require you having skills you don't have, it's terrifying.

When we failed and pivoted our business from mKhoj to InMobi or when we did not get any trained people with the required skillsets, as we were the first in the industry, and on many such instances in our journey, we would think of giving up every other day.

There will be ups and downs. Other teams will adapt to us, but everything will be OK in the end. We know we have to learn everything perfectly for this to work.

It was a village where I come from, obviously a lot smaller than London, so the support was unreal and close by. To come away to a new challenge, a new level, knowing that I was going to have to step up massively - not having those people around me was a test.

You deal with what comes to you. If it's something you don't like, you deal with it the best you can. If it's something that you love, you rise to the occasion.

For the guys who feel like they are glued to one position or one sport, don't do it man, do whatever you want to do.

I never intended to dance in my own work, but we did what had to be done.

Not that I got bored with it all, or I didn't like the people in The Moody Blues. I just wanted to go off and do other things purely because it was out there, you know. I'm kind of glad that I did and that I didn't just stick with one thing.

Change, while sometimes good, is difficult to absorb. I think that a part of it is just having to see the results.

If you find yourself in a position you would rather was not there, you have to make it work.

I hope to always keep stretching myself and not stay in one box or lane.

As an entrepreneur, you are constantly playing in uncharted territory, and sometimes things don't work out. That doesn't mean you failed; it just means you may be off course.

I've come to learn from my own experiences and those around me that it's not about survival of the fittest but about who can adapt the best to change.

With time, I'll learn to do more things, different things.

Whether you're winning or losing, you've constantly got to be changing.

We all deal with change differently.

I realise that I'm a bit of a dabbler but it's nice to do stuff that's different.

You've just got to take things the way they are and accept them and strive.

We moved from place to place, and it was hard to adjust to different schools. But we made it.

Growing up people would tell me: 'Yo, you only can do one thing. If you're going to rap, just rap. If you're going to sing, just sing.' It boxed me in. But I just figured out a way to show everything. It's like if you have a job interview, you want to present as many skills as you have.

Every day of my life has been a challenge - from singing a song that is not my type to being asked suddenly to sing a classical song with no practice.

The idea is to resist being typecast. I like doing different things.