Quotes
"Last year, we saw from our
competitors an intensity of
launching new products, which
we have never seen before. We have to understand that the competitive environment today
is different from ever before.”
Cyrus Mistry, chairman, Tata Motors,
DNA, August 1, 2014
"There are only three statues in
the Bombay Stock Exchange
and all of them are of Parsis.”
Marzban Giara, community historian,
The Times of India, September 16, 2014
"Nothing comes easy. I had to work hard for everything and the outcomes have been mostly
good, though at times, it has
led to failure. But that’s fine.”
Zarina Screwvala, founder and
managing trustee, Swades Foundation, Mid-Day, July 20, 2014
"As a society, we haven’t
given women equal opportunities to come up in life just as we
did with several other
deprived social groups.”
Anu Aga, member of the Rajya Sabha
and former chairperson of Thermax,
The Economic Times, July 29, 2014
"In the West, a whole industry survives on the purchase and sale of second-hand cameras. These are bought by dealers, duly serviced, cleaned and resold with a performance guarantee. In India, we are still not able to use this route.
Hoshang Billimoria, editor,
Smart Photography, July 2014
"When I joined advertising the only qualification required of a media person was that he should be a good, honest South Indian with an ability to use a calculator, accurately and quickly, and type even faster so that if the typist did not come, he could put together a 15-page print estimate for the
next morning’s meeting.”
Sam Balsara, chairman, Madison World, Hamazor — Issue 3, 2014
"In my eight years, I am yet to get an unethical request. We would rather walk away from an order than entertain such a request.”
Zubin Irani, president, United
Technologies Corporation India,
Business Standard, August 9, 2014
"When Bill Gates came to meet me, he said he has only come
for one reason. Not to have a
drink with me but to take a
commitment that I won’t sell.”
Cyrus Poonawalla, chairman, Serum
Institute of India, Mint, August 14, 2014