Quotes
So they say
“Bombay is like good French cheese — the more it stinks, the more interesting it is to me. It is the city that taught me how to dream, that civility and barbarity in human life often come together.”
Dr Homi Bhabha, head of the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University, The Times of India, January 18, 2011
“The good news is that women are giving birth to fewer children, babies born in most countries survive to celebrate their first birthday and indeed can expect to live longer than any time in history.”
Shireen Jejeebhoy and K. G. Santhya,
senior associate and associate at the Population Council,
New Delhi, The Times of India, January 13, 2011
“Styling is often a make-or-break factor when choosing a car. But how do you judge a design that appeals to local tastes? Indian consumers are slowly moving away from flashy styling to more enduring designs.”
Hormazd Sorabjee, editor, Autocar India,
Businessworld, January 10, 2011
“Unlike the Chinese approach to infrastructure investment, where the country first creates the infrastructure and industry follows, India usually works the other way round. We are long on planning and short on implementation.”
Jamshed J. Irani, director, Tata Sons, Businessworld, January 10, 2011
“If you are creating a Tata Nano, for instance, it cannot happen inside your core. You have to create a separate organization.”
Vijay Govindarajan, Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and founding director of its Center for Global Leadership, Mint, January 13, 2011
“Few businesses survive, leave alone thrive, for such a long period. Godrej is one of the few exceptions. This is even more remarkable considering the fact women in the family inherit equally. The practise across the world has been for women to take their share (in wealth, if not shareholding) and move to their new families. Few houses can boast of such a proud record of generational togetherness.”
Ashok H. Advani, publisher, Business India, June 28-July 11, 2010
“The reaction of my family and me to our extraordinary good fortune is not guilt, but rather gratitude. Were we to use more than one percent of my claim checks on ourselves, neither our happiness nor our well-being would be enhanced. In contrast, that remaining 99 percent can have a huge effect on the health and welfare of others.”
Warren Buffett, billionaire investor,
The Economic Times, January 7, 2011
Dr Homi Bhabha, head of the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University, The Times of India, January 18, 2011
“The good news is that women are giving birth to fewer children, babies born in most countries survive to celebrate their first birthday and indeed can expect to live longer than any time in history.”
Shireen Jejeebhoy and K. G. Santhya,
senior associate and associate at the Population Council,
New Delhi, The Times of India, January 13, 2011
“Styling is often a make-or-break factor when choosing a car. But how do you judge a design that appeals to local tastes? Indian consumers are slowly moving away from flashy styling to more enduring designs.”
Hormazd Sorabjee, editor, Autocar India,
Businessworld, January 10, 2011
“Unlike the Chinese approach to infrastructure investment, where the country first creates the infrastructure and industry follows, India usually works the other way round. We are long on planning and short on implementation.”
Jamshed J. Irani, director, Tata Sons, Businessworld, January 10, 2011
“If you are creating a Tata Nano, for instance, it cannot happen inside your core. You have to create a separate organization.”
Vijay Govindarajan, Earl C. Daum 1924 Professor of International Business at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and founding director of its Center for Global Leadership, Mint, January 13, 2011
“Few businesses survive, leave alone thrive, for such a long period. Godrej is one of the few exceptions. This is even more remarkable considering the fact women in the family inherit equally. The practise across the world has been for women to take their share (in wealth, if not shareholding) and move to their new families. Few houses can boast of such a proud record of generational togetherness.”
Ashok H. Advani, publisher, Business India, June 28-July 11, 2010
“The reaction of my family and me to our extraordinary good fortune is not guilt, but rather gratitude. Were we to use more than one percent of my claim checks on ourselves, neither our happiness nor our well-being would be enhanced. In contrast, that remaining 99 percent can have a huge effect on the health and welfare of others.”
Warren Buffett, billionaire investor,
The Economic Times, January 7, 2011
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