Quotes
So they say
“If you are determined to get something, and go into a transaction with a good heart, the divide between those who are with you and the fence sitters blurs quickly.”
-- Percy Siganporia, managing director,Tata Tea, Business Today, December 3, 2006
“Today we have some 325 Zoroastrian families in Sydney. Only 115 families have so far paid their subscriptions for the year 2006/2007 (due in July 2006).”
-- Australian Zoroastrian Association, 2006/M. Bulletin 13
“A weak and fragmented banking sector cannot co-exist with a system open to global influences.”
-- S. S. Tarapore, chairman, Fuller Capital Account Convertibility committee, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, November 29, 2006
“And here is web trivia: 79 percent of users always scan; only 16 percent read word-by-word. Reading from computer screens is 25 percent slower than from paper. Web content should be 50 percent the size of its paper equivalent.”
-- Manashni, newsletter of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston, November 2006
“Road trips really are more about the journey than the destination. That’s what sets it apart. It’s about watching people and living with them. The real difference between a tourist and a traveller.”
-- Homi Adajania, film director, Mid Day, November 26, 2006
“If you are looking for an uncomplicated holiday, go to a travel generalist. If you are looking for a specialized holiday, go to a travel specialist who is an expert in that product.”
-- Jehangir Katgara, director, Travel Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd, Business Barons, November 2006
“We had major discussions on the fly. I prefer button flies, but Indians are yet to get used to them. The next collection would have button flies.”
-- John Abraham, actor and model, on his new range of jeans (Abraham’s mother is Parsi), Hindustan Times, November 25, 2006
“The Jains are spread all over the world. Businessmen from the community are more comfortable dealing with each other. Even if they are not planning to do business with each other, they would look at a person belonging to their sect as a first point of contact in a new place of business.”
-- Yazdi Tantra, secretary, World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce Mumbai chapter, Mumbai Mirror, November 14, 2006
-- Percy Siganporia, managing director,Tata Tea, Business Today, December 3, 2006
“Today we have some 325 Zoroastrian families in Sydney. Only 115 families have so far paid their subscriptions for the year 2006/2007 (due in July 2006).”
-- Australian Zoroastrian Association, 2006/M. Bulletin 13
“A weak and fragmented banking sector cannot co-exist with a system open to global influences.”
-- S. S. Tarapore, chairman, Fuller Capital Account Convertibility committee, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, November 29, 2006
“And here is web trivia: 79 percent of users always scan; only 16 percent read word-by-word. Reading from computer screens is 25 percent slower than from paper. Web content should be 50 percent the size of its paper equivalent.”
-- Manashni, newsletter of the Zoroastrian Association of Houston, November 2006
“Road trips really are more about the journey than the destination. That’s what sets it apart. It’s about watching people and living with them. The real difference between a tourist and a traveller.”
-- Homi Adajania, film director, Mid Day, November 26, 2006
“If you are looking for an uncomplicated holiday, go to a travel generalist. If you are looking for a specialized holiday, go to a travel specialist who is an expert in that product.”
-- Jehangir Katgara, director, Travel Corporation (India) Pvt Ltd, Business Barons, November 2006
“We had major discussions on the fly. I prefer button flies, but Indians are yet to get used to them. The next collection would have button flies.”
-- John Abraham, actor and model, on his new range of jeans (Abraham’s mother is Parsi), Hindustan Times, November 25, 2006
“The Jains are spread all over the world. Businessmen from the community are more comfortable dealing with each other. Even if they are not planning to do business with each other, they would look at a person belonging to their sect as a first point of contact in a new place of business.”
-- Yazdi Tantra, secretary, World Zarathushti Chamber of Commerce Mumbai chapter, Mumbai Mirror, November 14, 2006
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