Quotes

"It is a myth that surrogacy

always results in a baby. A

successful surrogacy depends

on the age of the biological

mother, quality and quantity of

her eggs, the husband’s sperm

parameters, the nutrition and health status of the surrogate

and the track record of the IVF

(in vitro fertilization) center."

Dr Firuza Parikh, director, department of assisted reproduction and genetics, Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai MIrror, June 22, 2013

"Even when we look at the social sector, the objective will be to look at profit. You can’t mix the two up. You can’t get soft saying, ‘now that I am in health, I should be subsidizing.’ It doesn’t work that way."

Ronnie Screwvala, managing director,

Walt Disney India and trustee,

Swades Foundation, The Economic

Times, July 3, 2013

"I feel that in the end the best

idea comes from the person

who works the hardest."

Yohan Daver, brand partner,

BBH India, Bombay, The Economic

Times, June 26, 2013

"I quit architecture because it

had become more managerial

and less about creation. Even though the hours are erratic,

I wouldn’t want to exchange

my work for a desk job. I am

glad that I am earning

by doing what I like."

Arzan Khambatta, sculptor, G2,

February-March 2008, clipping

submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi

"The demand for the prawn

curry had gone up and it became costly for us to continue it. But

do you know that there was this gentleman who used to order

three prawn curries, and would

eat all three by himself?"

Boman Kohinoor, owner, Britania & Co. Restaurant, DNA, May 24, 2013

"Please keep your mobile

phones on at all times, answer any call that comes, because I don’t have anything important to say; I do not get distracted, so you can laugh, cough, sputter, make sounds. I grew up in a house

full of mechanics, so all

sounds are acceptable."

Cyrus Broacha, political satirist,

television anchor, columnist and author, addressing Rotary Club of Bombay,

The Gateway, June 4-10, 2013

"One played too much, the

other prayed too much."

Statement made about Qatar’s new emir, Tamim al-Thani’s rival candidates,

The Economist reprinted in

The Indian Express, July 3, 2013

"If I’d observed all the rules,

I’d never have got anywhere."

Marilyn Monroe, Hollywood actress,

The New York Times reprinted in

The Sunday Express, August 11, 2013