Quotes
So they say
“At the end of the day, you have to understand that the price of any item is a function of demand and supply. If the demand is higher than the supply, prices can only go higher and if the supply is more than the demand then prices can only go lower. The only way you can tackle this issue of property prices is to increase supply.”
Keki Mistry, vice chairman and chief executive officer, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Mint, October 29, 2011
“The time is always right when you are buying a house
to live in. But for a real estate investor the right time is now
when the market is a bit sluggish, though we don’t
encourage investors, only actual home seekers.”
Boman Rustom Irani, chairman and managing director, Rustomjee Group, Afternoon Despatch and Courier, October 31, 2011
“I worked very hard, but hard work without good ideas is no good. I think I was able to address the need of the time and did stuff which was different from the rest.”
Hafeez Contractor, architect, The Week, October 23, 2011
“I am very conservative, I do not go to nightclubs so I
am not aware of the drugs scene. So for this movie Force
I had to educate myself; I had to learn a lot about drugs. People think that it is all because of the western influence but I want to say that it is not westernization, it is just bad influence around
you that pushes you to drugs.”
John Abraham, actor, whose mother is a Parsi, The Free Press Journal, September 25, 2011
“An artist with instant ‘saleability’ is the last thing that would attract me. As much as we may build the reputation of artists, we also help to nurture and build collections, which are done
over time. An acquisition of one work leads to another and so on.
Some art has absolutely no scope of being an investment,
but with patience and time, those that sustain will always
be an investment. But for those who come in for a quick buck and want to make instant money, I think that gold is a better option!”
Shireen Gandhy, Chemould Art gallery,
The Times of India, September 25, 2011
“I think time is the most precious commodity. So if I
read something, that is an investment of my time, and I try
to make something out of it. I don’t read for pleasure anymore.”
Sam Balsara, chairman and managing director, Madison World,
Campaign India, August 26, 2011, Vol IV, Issue 26
Keki Mistry, vice chairman and chief executive officer, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, Mint, October 29, 2011
“The time is always right when you are buying a house
to live in. But for a real estate investor the right time is now
when the market is a bit sluggish, though we don’t
encourage investors, only actual home seekers.”
Boman Rustom Irani, chairman and managing director, Rustomjee Group, Afternoon Despatch and Courier, October 31, 2011
“I worked very hard, but hard work without good ideas is no good. I think I was able to address the need of the time and did stuff which was different from the rest.”
Hafeez Contractor, architect, The Week, October 23, 2011
“I am very conservative, I do not go to nightclubs so I
am not aware of the drugs scene. So for this movie Force
I had to educate myself; I had to learn a lot about drugs. People think that it is all because of the western influence but I want to say that it is not westernization, it is just bad influence around
you that pushes you to drugs.”
John Abraham, actor, whose mother is a Parsi, The Free Press Journal, September 25, 2011
“An artist with instant ‘saleability’ is the last thing that would attract me. As much as we may build the reputation of artists, we also help to nurture and build collections, which are done
over time. An acquisition of one work leads to another and so on.
Some art has absolutely no scope of being an investment,
but with patience and time, those that sustain will always
be an investment. But for those who come in for a quick buck and want to make instant money, I think that gold is a better option!”
Shireen Gandhy, Chemould Art gallery,
The Times of India, September 25, 2011
“I think time is the most precious commodity. So if I
read something, that is an investment of my time, and I try
to make something out of it. I don’t read for pleasure anymore.”
Sam Balsara, chairman and managing director, Madison World,
Campaign India, August 26, 2011, Vol IV, Issue 26
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