Quotes

"It is a dream come true and I
am enjoying every bit of it. This is what every owner hopes and it pleases me to know that I have given every small owner and every small yard hope that we too can win the big races, which is very important for the sport.”

"The most basic thing we lose is the capacity to read carefully and slowly. Interpreting the writings, words or actions of others is a moral responsibility. You try to understand them and represent them without necessarily imposing your own view of the world.”

"Parsi men are unusually foulmouthed. They get this... (from) Surat, where most lived before migrating in the 17th century
to Bombay and then elsewhere. Casual and conversational
abuse defines Surti Gujarati.”

"One cannot count more than
a handful of Indian management institutions that are making
any worthwhile intellectual contributions to the field, with their collective output almost
negligible when viewed from
a global perspective.”

"When we say demand (for housing) from Bombay is high, we have to understand that this demand is coming from distant suburbs like Vasai, Virar or even Kolhapur, Solapur in case of Poona.”

"If anybody wants to write, I would be slightly cynical and advise him not to do it, unless he is passionate about it — passionate enough not to be put off by reverses like not
being able to make a living out of it.”

"While cooking, how often have you wished that you could learn more about the story behind the recipe?... the juicy Best Kept Secrets on why a certain dish was made the way it was, or how it has been adapted through the years? What makes a meal memorable is the back story of a recipe.”

Perzen Patel who runs a food blog Bawi Bride, Mid Day, January 26, 2014