Quotes
So they say
"Even when I took my Parsi boyfriend home they sort of smirked at the
fact that he was merely a graduate."
- Benifer Dhondy, Bombay Times, August 19, 2005
"The pre-Islamic Achaemenid dynasty was toppled by Alexander the Great. But its influence was long-lasting. John Curtis, the curator of the exhibition 'Forgotten Empire: the World of Ancient Persia' at the British Museum said that Christianity, Judaism and Islam were all influenced to a discernible extent by the original Zoroastrian concept, adopted by Mr Bush's 'war on terror,' of perpetual struggle between good and evil."
- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, September 7, 2005
"It was easier to find a religion without God than one without music... if all religions had music in worship it would be very odd if Zoroastrianism alone did not."
- Dr Raiomand Mirza, composer and writer, Hamazor - Issue 3, 2005
"I saw a Mickey Rooney film in which he played a press photographer who risked his life to take his pictures. In one scene, he was shown getting beaten up by the police. That's when I decided I wanted to be a press photographer."
- Adi Suder, photographer, Indian Express, November 14, 2005
"Parsi youth, as indeed all Indian youth, should realize that they live at a time when, finally, it does seem that India will begin to matter again in the world and that they have an opportunity to be counted among the best in the world, an opportunity which generations before them did not have. I often say I wish I had been 20-30 years younger."
- Ratan Tata, industrialist, SynergyZ, Vol 2, November 2005
"After all in the words of a wise old judge, 'litigation is an activity that has not markedly contributed to the happiness of mankind.'"
- Fali Nariman, jurist, The Indian Express, December 8, 2005
"There's so much to see in Bombay - every street corner is rich with events and people. That's what I love most about the city, and that hasn't changed from the time I was growing up. Only New York can match this energy."
- Sooni Taraporevala, scriptwriter and photographer, Mumbai Mirror, December 11, 2005
"I personally also believe that sometimes the most serious segments can make you laugh, because of the quirks in the character. The moment you try to make people laugh, it's not funny anymore."
- Boman Irani, actor, Bombay Times, December 20, 2005
fact that he was merely a graduate."
- Benifer Dhondy, Bombay Times, August 19, 2005
"The pre-Islamic Achaemenid dynasty was toppled by Alexander the Great. But its influence was long-lasting. John Curtis, the curator of the exhibition 'Forgotten Empire: the World of Ancient Persia' at the British Museum said that Christianity, Judaism and Islam were all influenced to a discernible extent by the original Zoroastrian concept, adopted by Mr Bush's 'war on terror,' of perpetual struggle between good and evil."
- Simon Tisdall, The Guardian, September 7, 2005
"It was easier to find a religion without God than one without music... if all religions had music in worship it would be very odd if Zoroastrianism alone did not."
- Dr Raiomand Mirza, composer and writer, Hamazor - Issue 3, 2005
"I saw a Mickey Rooney film in which he played a press photographer who risked his life to take his pictures. In one scene, he was shown getting beaten up by the police. That's when I decided I wanted to be a press photographer."
- Adi Suder, photographer, Indian Express, November 14, 2005
"Parsi youth, as indeed all Indian youth, should realize that they live at a time when, finally, it does seem that India will begin to matter again in the world and that they have an opportunity to be counted among the best in the world, an opportunity which generations before them did not have. I often say I wish I had been 20-30 years younger."
- Ratan Tata, industrialist, SynergyZ, Vol 2, November 2005
"After all in the words of a wise old judge, 'litigation is an activity that has not markedly contributed to the happiness of mankind.'"
- Fali Nariman, jurist, The Indian Express, December 8, 2005
"There's so much to see in Bombay - every street corner is rich with events and people. That's what I love most about the city, and that hasn't changed from the time I was growing up. Only New York can match this energy."
- Sooni Taraporevala, scriptwriter and photographer, Mumbai Mirror, December 11, 2005
"I personally also believe that sometimes the most serious segments can make you laugh, because of the quirks in the character. The moment you try to make people laugh, it's not funny anymore."
- Boman Irani, actor, Bombay Times, December 20, 2005
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