Quotes

"His (Gujarat chief minister
Narendra Modi) record is
severely damaged in the respect of minorities and I think democracy requires, particularly in presence
of the President or the Prime
Minister, that there is equitable
respect for all, and acknowledgment of dignity.”

"No Congressman has
answered if this defeat was
due to Indian National Congress party vice president Rahul
(Gandhi’s) style of working.
They know he himself is a
challenge for the party.”

"For humor, I like Seth Meyers’ line: ‘Despite the fact that the Ukraine has been all over the
news for the past few weeks,
a survey found that 64% of US
students still couldn’t find
Ukraine on a map. Said Vladimir Putin, ‘Soon nobody will.’”

"A reality of global politics is
that the stronger partner will
always prevail in the end.”

"Wherever we look we see the ugly face of religion; the fratricidal monster and his progeny have set up house in so many hearts in this country and abroad. As fundamentalists raise their fists and their voices and the moderate clergy fall silent, we see the very fabric of organized religion fall apart in front
or our eyes. There is no shelter there, no source of light.”

""I realized along the way that
as you go up in the hierarchy
you don’t need technical skills;
you need wisdom and that brings with it vision. You have to know how to get things done, get
the best out of other people.”

"There are over 4,000 business schools in the country with an approved capacity to offer post- graduate degrees in management to about 3,50,000 students
every year. Yet, various estimates seem to suggest that less than five percent of these graduates are immediately employable!”

Adi Godrej, chairman of the board of the Indian School of Business (ISB), and
chairman of the Godrej group, Business India, November 11-24, 2013