Quotes
So they say
"Every big fraud had a great audit firm behind it.”
Jim Chanos (hedge fund manager) described as the best short-seller in the world,
Yale Alumni Magazine, September/October 2013
"Most people sign up for ballet with the wrong attitude. Parents imagine their children will be performing
Swan Lake in a year’s time, and there are little girls who come in because the
Barbie movies have got them excited about ballet.”
Barbie movies have got them excited about ballet.”
Khushcheher Dallas, director, The School of Classical Ballet and Western Dance,
Mumbai Mirror, September 22, 2013
"The main underlining thing is credibility. Giving without being involved does give me that little fear,
but at the same time I would rather make a few mistakes than mistrust everybody.”
Anu Aga, chairperson, TFI (Teach For India) and Rajya Sabha Member
of Parliament, Mint, August 26, 2013
of Parliament, Mint, August 26, 2013
"When in Bombay, we had cricket teams of Hindus, Mohammedans, Parsis and Christians.
They’d call the Parsis kagdas (crows) because we would talk
and make so much noise. We didn’t mind that, nobody did.”
and make so much noise. We didn’t mind that, nobody did.”
Fali S. Nariman, former additional solicitor general of India, The Week,
July 28, 2013, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi,
July 28, 2013, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi,
"If a batsman can get out playing a bad shot, or a fielder can drop a sitter, umpires too should be given
that little bit of space. After all, they are human beings too. But, they should make the best use of
technology and be courageous enough to admit their mistakes.”
technology and be courageous enough to admit their mistakes.”
Piloo Reporter, international cricket umpire, Mid Day, September 24, 2013
"Even if you want to come and see racing, the cost is as low as that of a zoo ticket.”
Khushroo N. Dhunjibhoy, chairman, Royal Western India Turf Club’s
managing committee,The Indian Express, September 9, 2013
managing committee,The Indian Express, September 9, 2013
"I hate talking shop (in the evenings when listening to music with friends) though. I always say, if someone mentions
Article 226, no drinks will be served to him; mention Article 136 and no dinner either.”
Soli Sorabjee, former attorney general of India, The Week, July 28, 2013, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"I love having designations because it is a reward. I know different people have different
opinions on this but my personal view is that I want that reward at the end of the year so I look
forward to the designation.”
forward to the designation.”
Zenobia Pithawalla, executive creative
director, Ogilvy and Mather, Campaign India, September 6, 2013
director, Ogilvy and Mather, Campaign India, September 6, 2013
"Mine is an exacting, tedious profession. There is tremendous hesitancy. You always wonder whether one painting is going to be as good as another. I am amazed when young painters tell me they finish a painting in four days!”
Jehangir Sabavala, late artist, Uppercrust, January-March 2008, clipping submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi
by reader Rashid Khosravi
"Stone sculpting takes a long while, so even before you are halfway through, the urge
(to sculpt) disappears.”
(to sculpt) disappears.”
Arzan Khambatta, sculptor, G2, February-March 2008, clipping
submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"Design is a funny word. Some people think design means how it looks.
But of course, if you dig deeper, it’s really how it works.”
Steven Jobs, co-founder of Apple Inc., Print Bulletin, October 2013
"After Friday prayers, people are throwing stones (in Kashmir).
What is the point of throwing stones after prayers? Do that before praying..”
Farooq Abdullah, union minister and former chief minister of Jammu and
Kashmir, The Sunday Express, September 29, 2013
Kashmir, The Sunday Express, September 29, 2013
"It’s not true that I had nothing on. I had the radio on.”
Marilyn Monroe, American actress and
sex symbol, The Economic Times, September 24, 2013
sex symbol, The Economic Times, September 24, 2013
"Most of the home buyers today are around 35-37 years old and
90 percent of them have two kids under the age of 10 years.”
Percy Chowdhry, director, Rustomjee, Society, October 2012, clipping
submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"When you look at our parliamentary systems, they are very similar: (India and the UK) Rajya Sabha,
Lok Sabha, House of Commons, House of Lords. But we never have disruptions
or adjournments. We sit for almost 150 days in a year.”
or adjournments. We sit for almost 150 days in a year.”
Lord Karan Bilimoria, member of the House of Lords and chairman,
Cobra Beer, The Indian Express, October 22, 2013
"During hypnosis, your conscious mind, which is just eight-12 percent of your whole mind,
is kept awake, so it hears everything. But your subconscious mind, which is the remaining
90 percent and is far more fast and powerful than the
conscious mind, takes control of everything.”
90 percent and is far more fast and powerful than the
conscious mind, takes control of everything.”
Jimmy Mody, hypnotist, Mind Play, April 2013, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"Ever since we had started our journey, we had never stayed any place for long.
A motorcyclist has no barriers or whites or browns, no nationality. It’s a religion... a Movement on its own.”
Sorab Chinoy, director, ABC Farms,
Citadel, September 1997, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
Citadel, September 1997, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
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