Quotes
So they say
"Consider the simple dosa — it’s crispy, yet has soft bits and then there’s the
fluid coconut chutney and sambar. You’re not inventing the wheel here,
but it’s a perfect dish in terms of mouth-feel.”
Jehangir Mehta, New York chef and owner of Graffiti, Mumbai Mirror, February 28, 2013
"I found that my servants send their child to an
English-medium private school but the quality
of English taught is terrible; they just learn it parrot
of English taught is terrible; they just learn it parrot
fashion and you wonder how they’re
going to acquire other subjects
if they’re learning them in a
language they don’t understand. But that’s the aspiration,
going to acquire other subjects
if they’re learning them in a
language they don’t understand. But that’s the aspiration,
and the child will come out with an English-medium label.”
Zareer Masani, author, Business Standard, January 1, 2013, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"It is a beautiful irony that
three women can wear identical saris and yet look different
because of the way they drape it. But three women in a
three women can wear identical saris and yet look different
because of the way they drape it. But three women in a
Prada of different sizes but identical, look the same and have a crisis.
So there is something to be said for this fantastic tradition.”
Tarun Tahiliani, pioneer fashion designer, The Gateway, March 5-11, 2013
"I no longer have the energy
to write a novel. This is my first
foray into the short story. It is not as fulfilling, but I’m satisfied
to write a novel. This is my first
foray into the short story. It is not as fulfilling, but I’m satisfied
with the outcome. As a writer, I will
keep writing till the day I die
— what else can I do?”
keep writing till the day I die
— what else can I do?”
Bapsi Sidhwa, author, The Indian Express, February 24, 2013
"If you want innovation, then you need interaction.
If you want productivity, then you want
people working from home.”
people working from home.”
John Sullivan, professor of management, San Francisco State University,
New York Times, reprinted in The Sunday Express, March 3, 2013
New York Times, reprinted in The Sunday Express, March 3, 2013
"For some reason best known
to the organizers, the Bombay
Parsi Punchayet phraseology
continues to refer to the community as Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians —
a phrase one can probably say
is ‘politically incorrect.’”
to the organizers, the Bombay
Parsi Punchayet phraseology
continues to refer to the community as Parsi/Irani Zoroastrians —
a phrase one can probably say
is ‘politically incorrect.’”
Toxy Cowasjee, editor, Hamazor — Issue 1, 2013
"Sexual desire is at its most
acute in late adolescence. It
does not seem wise to crimina-
lize the legitimate and consensual satisfaction of that desire.”
acute in late adolescence. It
does not seem wise to crimina-
lize the legitimate and consensual satisfaction of that desire.”
Jacqueline Bhabha, lecturer of law, Harvard Law School, The Times of India, February 24, 2013
"If money doesn’t make you
happy, then you probably
aren’t spending it right.”
happy, then you probably
aren’t spending it right.”
Title of paper by Harvard psychologist Daniel Gilbert and
his colleagues Elizabeth Dunn and Timothy Wilson,
Journal of Consumer Psychology, March 2011,
reprinted in Mint, March 12, 2013
reprinted in Mint, March 12, 2013
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