Quotes
So they say
"This is the greatest time to be alive because everything
we knew is wrong.”
we knew is wrong.”
Tom Stoppard, Arcadia, quoted by Steven Murphy, chief executive officer,
Christie’s International, The Economic Times, December 18, 2013
"Architecture isn’t just about constructing and designing
buildings, but is also about the making and shaping of a
building’s life, and then, understanding the life a building
lives once it is constructed.’’
buildings, but is also about the making and shaping of a
building’s life, and then, understanding the life a building
lives once it is constructed.’’
Kaiwan Mehta, architect, author, theorist, critic, Mid Day, December 13, 2013
"It is not (that) the trials take very long, as in the past. In light of this you have special courts,
you have fast track courts, you convict people but you don’t put them in for a
long period without bail.”
long period without bail.”
Berjis Desai, managing partner, law firm JSA, Mint, December 12, 2013
"Even as I pretend to be really powerful, I think of my 23-year-old daughter,
who takes a local train and mentally prepares herself to be pawed
and humiliated. As a mother, I feel powerless.”
and humiliated. As a mother, I feel powerless.”
Smriti Zubin Irani, vice president, Bharatiya Janata Party,
Hindustan Times, December 8, 2013
"The political situation (in Pakistan) has never worried us.
What worries us is the radical element. Those are the people
one worries about. As long as you write in English and they
don’t hear about it, it is okay.”
one worries about. As long as you write in English and they
don’t hear about it, it is okay.”
Bapsi Sidhwa, Karachi born novelist, The Times of India, December 9, 2013
"Dogs are like sponges. They absorb your stress and that of others.”
Shirin Merchant, canine behaviorist, Afternoon Despatch and Courier,
November 26, 2013
November 26, 2013
"Quite simply because it was a new property, with a new
menu, new decor. And I figured the curiosity level would be higher with a new name.
menu, new decor. And I figured the curiosity level would be higher with a new name.
You could say it was a business strategy.”
Farrokh Khambatta, chef, on his decision to name his new restaurant Umame,
Upper Crust, October-December 2012, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"Anyone can go and buy the props. But only after practice
will a small trick seem like a miracle to the audience.”
will a small trick seem like a miracle to the audience.”
Phiroze Mehta, magician, The Times
of India, November 17, 2013
of India, November 17, 2013
"I don’t make jokes. I just
watch the government and
report the facts.”
watch the government and
report the facts.”
Will Rogers, comedian, The Economic Times, August 15, 2013
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