Quotes
So they say
“In (the play, Neta Abhineta) in the late 1950s the chief minister is asking a corrupt minister for his resignation, adding a caveat. ‘Listen,’ says the CM, ‘you only have to resign; not give the money back.’”
Lord Meghnad Desai, economist,The Sunday Express, November 14, 2010
“Who pays the cost of giving something to a person with less capability? The customer pays, the consumer pays. We get something that takes five years more to finish than it should, costs five times more to complete than it should... we should build our nation
on the basis of meritocracy.”
Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Group, The Indian Express,
November 29, 2010
“Bruce Lee’s way of fighting has not seen the same popularity as karate or even judo perhaps because youngsters today want certificates, grades, ranks and belts and Bruce Lee never believed in any of that.”
Hosi Batlivala, karate teacher, Mid Day, November 26, 2010
“I am of the school of thought that once you are ordained as a navar or martab no one can defrock you as you have been ordained in the house of God.”
Dastur Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor, High Priest of Iranshah,
FEZANA Journal, Fall 2010
“The three biggest challenges facing philanthropy in Asia today
is lack of inspiring leadership, knowledge and trust.”
Priya Viswanath, philanthrophy expert, Philanthropy,
September-October 2010
“It’s not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.”
Mother Teresa, American Center
newsletter, November 2010
“He said my contract, which they had renewed every six months for the last five years, stood cancelled because of the Entertainment Tax that had been recently imposed.”
Navruz Desai, piano player, after an amendment to the Mumbai
Entertainment Tax Act of 1923, whereby a five-star hotel offering
live music performance will be charged two lakh rupees a month,
Mid Day, November 28, 2010
“HIV is not just about personal health — it impacts society
as a whole, wreaks an economic toll and damages the fabric of our nation. Activists in the US and elsewhere had a saying,
‘Silence equals death’ — I think that’s so very true in
our context here in India.”
Parmeshwar Godrej, AIDS awareness campaigner, DNA,
December 1, 2010
Lord Meghnad Desai, economist,The Sunday Express, November 14, 2010
“Who pays the cost of giving something to a person with less capability? The customer pays, the consumer pays. We get something that takes five years more to finish than it should, costs five times more to complete than it should... we should build our nation
on the basis of meritocracy.”
Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Group, The Indian Express,
November 29, 2010
“Bruce Lee’s way of fighting has not seen the same popularity as karate or even judo perhaps because youngsters today want certificates, grades, ranks and belts and Bruce Lee never believed in any of that.”
Hosi Batlivala, karate teacher, Mid Day, November 26, 2010
“I am of the school of thought that once you are ordained as a navar or martab no one can defrock you as you have been ordained in the house of God.”
Dastur Khurshed Kaikobad Dastoor, High Priest of Iranshah,
FEZANA Journal, Fall 2010
“The three biggest challenges facing philanthropy in Asia today
is lack of inspiring leadership, knowledge and trust.”
Priya Viswanath, philanthrophy expert, Philanthropy,
September-October 2010
“It’s not how much we do, but how much love we put in the doing. It is not how much we give, but how much love we put in the giving.”
Mother Teresa, American Center
newsletter, November 2010
“He said my contract, which they had renewed every six months for the last five years, stood cancelled because of the Entertainment Tax that had been recently imposed.”
Navruz Desai, piano player, after an amendment to the Mumbai
Entertainment Tax Act of 1923, whereby a five-star hotel offering
live music performance will be charged two lakh rupees a month,
Mid Day, November 28, 2010
“HIV is not just about personal health — it impacts society
as a whole, wreaks an economic toll and damages the fabric of our nation. Activists in the US and elsewhere had a saying,
‘Silence equals death’ — I think that’s so very true in
our context here in India.”
Parmeshwar Godrej, AIDS awareness campaigner, DNA,
December 1, 2010
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