Quotes

So they say

"More wheat is eaten by rats

in India than produced in

Australia and more vegetables

are wasted in India than are

consumed in the UK."

Nusli Wadia, chairman, Wadia Group,

Business Standard, November 5, 2012

"There is nothing in the Parsi Zoroastrian religion which permitsostracizing

Parsi Zoroastrian women married to non-Parsi men."

Shiraz Patodia, solicitor,

Hamazor — Issue 4, 2012

"Men, women in menses or who have miscarried or had a stillborn child,

men and women together, or boys over the age of eight may serve as corpse bearers."

Jamsheed K. Choksy, adaption from

the Rivayats in Purity and Pollution in Zoroastrianism,

Triumph Over Evil, quoted by Anton Zykov, Hamazor — Issue 4, 2012

"Awards don’t translate into work. People don’t call you and

offer you work on the basis of awards. That’s not how art

functions in this country."

Astad Deboo, dancer, Mid Day,

November 7, 2012

"I think a lot is being made, incorrectly, of this ‘professional’ versus ‘promoter’ debate.

This argument sometimes creates the impression that founders and promoters

can never be professionals. I think an optimal combination of a

professional leading and a promoter heading an organization

can inject dynamism into it."

Ronnie Screwvala, managing director, Disney UTV, Hindustan Times,

November 1, 2012

"I enjoy my work, so I don’t know where work ends and

leisure time begins. I am happy to mentor, learn and hand-hold.

You give a little and take a little. Isn’t life all about that?"

Pheroza Godrej, art aficionada, Mumbai Mirror, October 29, 2012

"With book buying down and real estate prices up, it had to end.

I had a very good innings but it was time to call it a day."

Jeroo Mango, owner, Danai Book Store, Hindustan Times, October 23, 2012

"Our mantra has always been that you fail whether you take

risks all of the time or none of the time. Which is why one has to make an intelligent

assessment of the risks of creativity and our investment in that creativity."

James N. Gianopulos, chairman and chief executive officer, Fox Filmed Entertainment,

The Economic Times, November 14, 2012

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