Quotes
So they say
“‘I fail to understand people’s idea of relaxation. Relaxation is enjoying your time. I am enjoying my work,’ He points to his secretary and typist, (Jaloo) Kanga, who even at 95 prefers to work.”
-- Dr Keki B. Grant (87), quoted by Rita Dutta, Express Healthcare, April 2007
“We believe this rig is the only one of its kind in the world. It allows our customer to see the tangible benefits offered by smoke tube boilers in a scientific and methodical manner.”
-- Naushad Forbes, group director, Forbes Marshall, Business India, May 20, 2007
“If a man tells his wife to go to the market to buy vegetables, fruits, groceries and anything else she needs, the ‘anything else’ would be taken to mean food and grocery items, due to the rule of ejusdem generis, and not cosmetics or other feminine accessories.”
-- Freddy R. Daruwala, Philanthropy, January-February 2007
“We mine our customers and develop deep relationships with them. Today, almost 90 per cent of our business comes from existing customers.”
-- Jamshed Jussawala, CFO, Mastek, Business India, May 20, 2007
“According to estimates there are close to 110,000 hotel
rooms across all categories in India. This number is abysmally low when compared to other countries of the world — China has 10 times more and United States 40 times more. Even the New York metropolitan region has as many rooms as all of India.”
-- Knight Frank Research, India Hotel Review, Quarter 2, 2007
“If they give away community land or bungli facilities for anything other than dakhmenashini, then clearly the BPP trustees are admitting to the outside world that our system of dakhmenashini has weakened or failed, which is clearly not the case.”
-- Dastur (Dr) Kaikhusroo JamaspAsa, High Priest, Ushta, Newsletter of Zoroastrian Studies, September-December 2006
“My husband was a very good doctor and I often used to tell him, ‘You save life but I sustain life.’ Cooking is like a prayer. And I think it’s very soothing.”
-- Bhicoo Manekshaw, Cordon Bleu chef, Time Out Delhi, April 6-19, 2007
“No. No one in my family is enthusiastic about flying. In fact when I married my wife (Sooni Taraporevala, a well-known scriptwriter), we came to an agreement that I’ll never force her to fly with me, as long as she does not ever tell me to stop flying. And as far as my kids are concerned, they fall asleep by the time the plane takes off.”
-- Dr Firdaus Bativala, dental-surgeon, Splurge HT Luxury Magazine,
October 21, 2006
-- Dr Keki B. Grant (87), quoted by Rita Dutta, Express Healthcare, April 2007
“We believe this rig is the only one of its kind in the world. It allows our customer to see the tangible benefits offered by smoke tube boilers in a scientific and methodical manner.”
-- Naushad Forbes, group director, Forbes Marshall, Business India, May 20, 2007
“If a man tells his wife to go to the market to buy vegetables, fruits, groceries and anything else she needs, the ‘anything else’ would be taken to mean food and grocery items, due to the rule of ejusdem generis, and not cosmetics or other feminine accessories.”
-- Freddy R. Daruwala, Philanthropy, January-February 2007
“We mine our customers and develop deep relationships with them. Today, almost 90 per cent of our business comes from existing customers.”
-- Jamshed Jussawala, CFO, Mastek, Business India, May 20, 2007
“According to estimates there are close to 110,000 hotel
rooms across all categories in India. This number is abysmally low when compared to other countries of the world — China has 10 times more and United States 40 times more. Even the New York metropolitan region has as many rooms as all of India.”
-- Knight Frank Research, India Hotel Review, Quarter 2, 2007
“If they give away community land or bungli facilities for anything other than dakhmenashini, then clearly the BPP trustees are admitting to the outside world that our system of dakhmenashini has weakened or failed, which is clearly not the case.”
-- Dastur (Dr) Kaikhusroo JamaspAsa, High Priest, Ushta, Newsletter of Zoroastrian Studies, September-December 2006
“My husband was a very good doctor and I often used to tell him, ‘You save life but I sustain life.’ Cooking is like a prayer. And I think it’s very soothing.”
-- Bhicoo Manekshaw, Cordon Bleu chef, Time Out Delhi, April 6-19, 2007
“No. No one in my family is enthusiastic about flying. In fact when I married my wife (Sooni Taraporevala, a well-known scriptwriter), we came to an agreement that I’ll never force her to fly with me, as long as she does not ever tell me to stop flying. And as far as my kids are concerned, they fall asleep by the time the plane takes off.”
-- Dr Firdaus Bativala, dental-surgeon, Splurge HT Luxury Magazine,
October 21, 2006
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