Quotes
"The magic wand that draws
all Parsis together, whether
orthodox or cosmopolitan, is
Parsi food. It is largely an indo-Persian cuisine with lashings of French, British, Goan, Hindu, Muslim and Italian flavors.”
Homi Bhabha, Anne F. Rothenberg
Professor of the Humanities and director of the Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University, Mint, January 4, 2014
"We have about 18,000 to
20,000 dishes in our country
alone. I don’t think people know more than 150 or 200 dishes.”
Hemant Oberoi, corporate chef,
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces,
The Gateway, May 6-12, 2014
Rohinton Nariman, whose name was among the three cleared by the Centre, "had appeared six months ago as counsel in a
Gujarat Lok Pal case which was against Narendra Modi and they appointed him. So, it is not as if,
if you appear against a person, that they do not appoint you.”
Fali S. Nariman, Supreme Court advocate, The Free Press Journal, June 30, 2014
"Sixty per cent of the families
come back for the ashes. The amount of love and affection I
have seen for pets in Bombay is not matched anywhere in the
country. One family even came
in traditional Indian attire.”
J. C. Khanna of the Bai Sakerbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital for Animals, managed by The Bombay Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals (BSPCA) on the
institute’s crematorium, Mint, July 5, 2014
"Designers will have to lead the way instead of following what everyone is doing. We will need to show the way towards a better life for the present. We will have to impress upon clients that it’s better to live in the present than worry about the future.”
Vistasp Bhagwagar, architect, Vistasp
and Associates, Insite, October 2012, clipping submitted by reader Rashid Khosravi
"It would be great if everyone likes the movie (Happy New Year), critics and the audience. But I think there is a bias against commercial cinema. I know the critics are only doing their job, but there is a
breed of critics that only like
slow and boring movies.”
Farah Khan, choreographer-turned-
filmmaker, whose mother is a Parsi,
The Free Press Journal, July 6, 2014
"Just about every entrepreneur
has had successes and failures. It’s par for the course, as long
as you can learn from your
mistakes, pick yourself up and carry on. That’s the key thing.
The most important thing is
how you deal with failure.”
Lord Karan F. Billimoria, Daily
Telegraph, June 2, 2014
"When you lose, don’t
lose the lesson.”
Dalai Lama, 10 Timeless Lessons
from (the) Dalai Lama
"Never use the past to take a
decision for tomorrow.”
C. J. Jassawala, executive director,
printing, Thomson Press,
Print Vision, April 2014
"We will continue to be a place where we treat people like family and give them lots of opportunity, empowerment and respect. The tough part is saying we will demand a lot back in return and we will run a tight, meritocratic ship. A big part of tough love is authentic and tough feedback, so you know how you are doing and what you need to do to improve.”
Nisaba Godrej, executive director,
Godrej Consumer Products Limited,
The Economic Times, June 3, 2014
"The company... is inculcating
a culture which is intolerant to
poor quality and absolutely committed to customer delight.”
Cyrus Mistry, chairman, Tata Motors,
The Economic Times, July 5, 2014
"You might be president of PepsiCo. You might be on the board of directors. But when you enter this house, you’re the wife, you’re the daughter, you’re the daughter-in-law, you’re the mother. You’re all of that. Nobody else can take that place. So leave that damned crown (chief executive officer and director of PepsiCo) in the garage. And don’t bring it into the house.”
Admonition received by Indra K. Nooyi,
chief executive officer, PepsiCo, from her mother, The Economic Times, July 3, 2014
"Once you sprain a ligament or damage a knee, it’s never as
good as before. My husband
is more willing to break his
head while skiiing than I am.”
Nawaz Modi Singhania, fitness expert,
The Economic Times, July 2, 2014
"To oppose nuclear power, e-waste, large dams or carbon emissions can, in some cases,
be called misguided. But it is not
anti-national. It is a rival view of what development should be about. No thinking person views GDP (gross domestic product) as the only measure of development.”
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar who is married
to a Parsi, The Economic Times, June 25, 2014
"Publishing on the internet and blogs is a good thing, although
I’m not really sure how many
people read others’ blogs.
Somebody compared blogging
to poetry, saying everyone wants
to write but no one wants to
read anyone else’s work.”
Adil Jussawalla,writer,
The Indian Express, June 3, 2014
"Much of Michael Jackson’s
latest album, ‘Escape,’ was
recorded decades ago and has
just been released. It’s No. 1 across 50 countries which just goes to show that music made back then is still relevant.”
Fali Singara, radio jockey, All India
Radio, Afternoon Despatch and
Courier, May 28, 2014