Quotes
So they say
“How did we the global Zarathushti community interface with this first decade?... A decade which saw the erosion of equal rights for women and men married outside the faith in life and in death, a decade which saw the epithets of ‘rogue priests’ and ‘un-Zoroastrian’ attached to Zarathushtis who believe and practice the religion in its original form.”
Dolly Dastoor, editor, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2010
“It is also every board member’s role to mobilize funds for the organization’s sustainability and growth. In western countries
there is an unwritten code (The 3 Gs) for every board member Give, Get or Get off!”
Noshir Dadrawala, editor, Philanthropy and recently resigned Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustee, January-February 2011
“I received an invitation to meet Warren Buffet... We have been doing philanthropy in our own way for a long time now. We’ve been making critical vaccines available at almost half the price. We supplied meningitis vaccines to UNICEF meant for Africa at a fraction of the market cost, which saved them millions of dollars that were used to purchase even more vaccines. I feel that’s a more meaningful way to donate than a postdated pledge.”
Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman, Serum Institute of India, Mumbai Mirror, March 24, 2011
“She (mother) had seen doctors on late-night shifts and didn’t want me in a profession like that. Little did she realize that Press photography would be far worse.”
Homai Vyarawalla, India’s first woman Press photographer, Mumbai Mirror, March 24, 2011
“Of course India is going to win (the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinals cricket match). Pakistan deserves to win, though, because it’s such a godforsaken country I feel so sorry for it — if they won, it would be a good morale drive. If they were playing against anyone else, I’d want Pakistan to win.”
Zubin Mehta, music conductor, The Times of India, March 30, 2011
“Marketing gets attention, values gets patronage.”
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, The Economic Times, February 7, 2011
“Invest in what you understand, go for companies with good management and a sustainable economic advantage over time, and don’t buy and sell actively.”
Warren Buffet, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Mint, March 23, 2011
“The Persian Academy has compiled a list of 2,000 Persian alternatives for foreign words. One example will suffice: pizzas will be known as ‘elastic loaves.’”
V. R. Narayanaswami, former professor of English, Mint, March 22, 2011
Dolly Dastoor, editor, FEZANA Journal, Winter 2010
“It is also every board member’s role to mobilize funds for the organization’s sustainability and growth. In western countries
there is an unwritten code (The 3 Gs) for every board member Give, Get or Get off!”
Noshir Dadrawala, editor, Philanthropy and recently resigned Bombay Parsi Punchayet trustee, January-February 2011
“I received an invitation to meet Warren Buffet... We have been doing philanthropy in our own way for a long time now. We’ve been making critical vaccines available at almost half the price. We supplied meningitis vaccines to UNICEF meant for Africa at a fraction of the market cost, which saved them millions of dollars that were used to purchase even more vaccines. I feel that’s a more meaningful way to donate than a postdated pledge.”
Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman, Serum Institute of India, Mumbai Mirror, March 24, 2011
“She (mother) had seen doctors on late-night shifts and didn’t want me in a profession like that. Little did she realize that Press photography would be far worse.”
Homai Vyarawalla, India’s first woman Press photographer, Mumbai Mirror, March 24, 2011
“Of course India is going to win (the India-Pakistan World Cup semifinals cricket match). Pakistan deserves to win, though, because it’s such a godforsaken country I feel so sorry for it — if they won, it would be a good morale drive. If they were playing against anyone else, I’d want Pakistan to win.”
Zubin Mehta, music conductor, The Times of India, March 30, 2011
“Marketing gets attention, values gets patronage.”
Adi Godrej, chairman, Godrej Group, The Economic Times, February 7, 2011
“Invest in what you understand, go for companies with good management and a sustainable economic advantage over time, and don’t buy and sell actively.”
Warren Buffet, chairman, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Mint, March 23, 2011
“The Persian Academy has compiled a list of 2,000 Persian alternatives for foreign words. One example will suffice: pizzas will be known as ‘elastic loaves.’”
V. R. Narayanaswami, former professor of English, Mint, March 22, 2011
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