So they say

"Crimes committed by Japan’s elderly have doubled in the past decade,

and shoplifters are now more likely to be over 65 than
juveniles aged 14 to 19.”

"A Supreme Court judge retires at 65. Imagine, what would I have done

for the last 20 years had I become a judge. Just some arbitration.

I don’t believe you have to hold a post; it does nothing more than advance your ego.”

"I wanted to be a philosophy professor, but my worldly-minded practical friends disabused me
of the idea. The only thing left was law. I had more than a reasonable command over English and the gift of the gab.”

"All our joint-ventures are 50-50 ventures, something every lawyer will tell you is the wrong thing to do.

They’d insist you get a majority stake even if its 50.1 percent.”

"We are very clear that JVs (joint ventures) are short-term arrangements and

almost never long-term ones, whether it is globally or in India.

Both the foreign and Indian partner may need it strategically or
tactically for certain purposes and once that is served, one moves on.”

"When (US) attorney general Eric Holder commented early this year that bringing criminal
charges against some large companies is difficult because it might hurt the economy,

(hedge fund manager Jim) Chanos lashed out, saying ‘too big to
jail’ would aggravate public mistrust of the markets.”

"The old Gujarati lady would wake me up at 6 a.m. with a bowl of chivda

and milk, and say, ‘Beta, enjwaai.’ That was far from my
idea of enjoying anything, but that word stuck with me.”