Quotes
So they say
“What social psychology has given to an understanding of human nature is the discovery that forces larger than ourselves determine our mental life and our actions — chief among these forces (is) the power of the social situation.”
--Mahrzarin Banaji, psychologist, Harvard University, Yale Alumni Magazine, Jan/Feb 2007
“At times buyers ask me what will be the price of my work next year.
I firmly tell them that my pieces are a labor of love, they should
not be looked upon as mere investments. Actually, paintings
are ruling the roost. Sculptures still have a long way to go.”
--Arzan Khambatta, sculptor, HT Cafe, Mumbai, July 27, 2007
“Things have changed a great deal over the last two decades. Men weren’t perceived to be dancers at all. When I started, people laughed not only at me but also the male students I had. I’ve faced great amounts of criticism to be where I am.”
--Shiamak Davar, dancer-choreographer, HT Cafe, Mumbai, May 30, 2007
“My grandfather had this collection of European coins of the 1920s which I found very fascinating. Also, when I was a teenager, there were these comics that advertised the want of specific coins for a certain amount of money. That is how, since 1967 I started collecting coins. I decided to turn my hobby into a profession.”
--Farokh Todywalla, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, April 21, 2006
“The husband has a right to file a divorce if the wife insults her
father-in-law in front of him. Similarly, the wife can plead her case if the husband changes his religion or wastes his property.
It is very situational and could be difficult for lawyers.”
--Nilofer Akhtar, lawyer on Jewish divorce laws, Hindustan Times,
January 14, 2007
“Scorn not the Calcutta Parsi Amateur Dramatic Club (CPADC) for its modest offering. The annual ‘natak’ is a vital bonding device for the city’s 1,200 Parsis, as much of a New Year ritual as praying at the city’s now sole agiary. The show has always been free of charge for the community except in 1910 when it was ticketed to raise funds for the Tower of Silence.”
--Bachi Karkaria, The Times of India, August 8, 2007
“When I used to sit and collect cash for packets of potato chips, people used to remove their wallets. You know you can (understand) a person by the way he removes his wallet, the way he puts his hand to remove money, with how much humility or suspicion he gives it to you, where his eyes are going.”
--Boman Irani, actor, The Indian Express, July 30, 2007
“Russian President Vladimir Putin must find ways of boosting Russia’s dwindling population, which has contracted by five million since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and is described by Putin as the most acute problem facing modern Russia.”
--Mark Franchetti, The Times of India, May 22, 2006
“If life is a struggle for existence in which the fittest survive,
then strength is the ultimate virtue, and weakness the only
fault. Good is that which survives, which wins; bad is that which
gives way and fails.”
--Will Durrant in the “The Story of Philosophy” explaining Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy, quoted in Parsi Pukar, October-December 2005
“The sad part of television is that there are no serious dance programs to make the youngsters aware of their rich culture and tradition. Money seems to overrule true art.”
--Astad Deboo, dancer, Mid Day, October 3, 2006
“I was 69 kg when I met (my friend) Kunal and now I am 89. He is totally responsible for my condition. All that man does is eat!... If you ask Kunal for directions, he’ll go ‘Take a left at the sandwich walla, then a right from the pav bhaji stall and stop
near the bhelwalla.’”
--Cyrus Broacha, MTV VJ, commenting on medical research that friends influence the amount of body fat, Bombay Times, August 6, 2007
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--Mahrzarin Banaji, psychologist, Harvard University, Yale Alumni Magazine, Jan/Feb 2007
“At times buyers ask me what will be the price of my work next year.
I firmly tell them that my pieces are a labor of love, they should
not be looked upon as mere investments. Actually, paintings
are ruling the roost. Sculptures still have a long way to go.”
--Arzan Khambatta, sculptor, HT Cafe, Mumbai, July 27, 2007
“Things have changed a great deal over the last two decades. Men weren’t perceived to be dancers at all. When I started, people laughed not only at me but also the male students I had. I’ve faced great amounts of criticism to be where I am.”
--Shiamak Davar, dancer-choreographer, HT Cafe, Mumbai, May 30, 2007
“My grandfather had this collection of European coins of the 1920s which I found very fascinating. Also, when I was a teenager, there were these comics that advertised the want of specific coins for a certain amount of money. That is how, since 1967 I started collecting coins. I decided to turn my hobby into a profession.”
--Farokh Todywalla, Afternoon Despatch & Courier, April 21, 2006
“The husband has a right to file a divorce if the wife insults her
father-in-law in front of him. Similarly, the wife can plead her case if the husband changes his religion or wastes his property.
It is very situational and could be difficult for lawyers.”
--Nilofer Akhtar, lawyer on Jewish divorce laws, Hindustan Times,
January 14, 2007
“Scorn not the Calcutta Parsi Amateur Dramatic Club (CPADC) for its modest offering. The annual ‘natak’ is a vital bonding device for the city’s 1,200 Parsis, as much of a New Year ritual as praying at the city’s now sole agiary. The show has always been free of charge for the community except in 1910 when it was ticketed to raise funds for the Tower of Silence.”
--Bachi Karkaria, The Times of India, August 8, 2007
“When I used to sit and collect cash for packets of potato chips, people used to remove their wallets. You know you can (understand) a person by the way he removes his wallet, the way he puts his hand to remove money, with how much humility or suspicion he gives it to you, where his eyes are going.”
--Boman Irani, actor, The Indian Express, July 30, 2007
“Russian President Vladimir Putin must find ways of boosting Russia’s dwindling population, which has contracted by five million since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and is described by Putin as the most acute problem facing modern Russia.”
--Mark Franchetti, The Times of India, May 22, 2006
“If life is a struggle for existence in which the fittest survive,
then strength is the ultimate virtue, and weakness the only
fault. Good is that which survives, which wins; bad is that which
gives way and fails.”
--Will Durrant in the “The Story of Philosophy” explaining Friedrich Nietzsche’s philosophy, quoted in Parsi Pukar, October-December 2005
“The sad part of television is that there are no serious dance programs to make the youngsters aware of their rich culture and tradition. Money seems to overrule true art.”
--Astad Deboo, dancer, Mid Day, October 3, 2006
“I was 69 kg when I met (my friend) Kunal and now I am 89. He is totally responsible for my condition. All that man does is eat!... If you ask Kunal for directions, he’ll go ‘Take a left at the sandwich walla, then a right from the pav bhaji stall and stop
near the bhelwalla.’”
--Cyrus Broacha, MTV VJ, commenting on medical research that friends influence the amount of body fat, Bombay Times, August 6, 2007
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