Quotes
"Most of the time I don’t have
much fun. The rest of the time
I don’t have any fun at all.”
Woody Allen, American film director
and writer, quoted in The Economic
Times, October 7, 2014
"I am able to remember bits about history, geography, math and economics, partly, thanks to my father. Unfortunately, now it’s redundant because of Wikipedia.”
Nadir Godrej, managing director, Godrej Industries and chairman, Godrej Agrovet, Mumbai Mirror, July 13, 2014
"If mum and dad didn’t fear my love for technology and instead, spent a little time learning about the online world which, unfortunately, they missed out on in
childhood, that would be nice.”
Pallon Shroff, teenager, Mumbai Mirror, July 27, 2014
"I wanted diners to realize that food is more than just the taste on your palate. I wanted to create an experience wherein food involves the use of multiple senses.”
Farrokh Khambata, chef-proprietor,
Catering and Allied, Mid Day,
August 1, 2014
"Dancers today are not learning any one style in depth; it’s a bit of this, a bit of that, and most importantly, there is no institution in India where a young dancer is trained such that it brings him/her to the excellence of physical training.”
Astad Deboo, dancer and choreographer, Mid-Day, July 31, 2014
Firstly "we don’t want the cash. Two, we may lose little bit of our independence. It doesn’t give
us any strength. We can do so much on our own now. What will we do with the cash?”
Cyrus Poonawalla billionaire, chairman, Serum Institute of India, on not taking his company public, Mint, August 14, 2014
"It is debatable whether the new Indian Companies Act 2013 which makes Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) mandatory for
certain companies will throw up
opportunities for corporate India
to do good or become another regulatory nuisance.”
Darius Forbes, founder-director and chairperson, Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, Annual Report 2013-2014
"The income tax department seems to think that every NGO (nongovernmental organization) trying to shake off ‘donor dependency’ and become ‘self sustaining’ is a commercial organization and as a consequence should not enjoy tax exemption.”
Noshir Dadrawala, chief executive, Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, Annual Report 2013-2014
"Molson Coors in the United States of America (USA), in Denver, have the biggest brewery in the world. That one brewery can produce more beer than the whole of India’s beer production, of all the breweries in India put together.”
Lord Karan Bilimoria, India-born Cobra entrepreneur, Mint, September 16, 2014
"Take care of your hair and
skin. They are the only two things that truly (adorn) you. They are
constant, and you can’t camouflage them beyond a point.”
Monaz Cooper, Kamal’s Chain of Salons, Hair, September 2014
"In a serious play, you feel
good when you deliver a line
well. But with comedy, you never know if the line is funny until
the opening night.”
Meherzad Patel, theater director-producer, Silly Point Productions, Hindustan Times, September 16, 2014
"I attended a performance of the China Philharmonic Orchestra in Beijing and was stunned to find that they were sponsored by companies like UBS, Nestle and Cadbury. Why don’t they do it here?”
K. N. Suntook, chairman, National
Centre for the Performing Arts, DNA,
December 14, 2014, quote submitted
by Rashid Khosravi
"You will work longer and harder than you think you will, you will have to do the things you wish you could delegate and you will struggle to find enough hours in the day to enjoy the fruits of your success. But, I still recommend it, because I have been able to convert my passion into a living. I do what I love and I get paid for it.”
Kainaz Messman, production head,
Theobroma, Afternoon Despatch and
Courier, November 20, 2014
"There were times when we would go to school and our mother (Zia, a lawyer) would just be returning from work. I decided, very early, that this is not what I want to do. I want to work, but on my own time and in my own way.”
Anjali Mody, furniture designer, The
Economic Times, November 6, 2014
"Having worked in hotels, restaurants and clubs, I knew that there was a need for a restaurant that would be strong on chaats,
kebabs, curries and biryanis.
I decided that the look should
reflect the dhaba-kind of food
we were serving.”
Rushad Ginwala, restaurateur, G2,
April-May 2012, clipping submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi
"A 2011 survey found that 2.2 billion people worldwide followed Christianity... 1.6 billion... Islam... 1.1 billion people comprised
atheists and agnostics as well as those who were spiritual but did not believe in organized religion. People who believe in no religion are not a small minority.”
Mihir Desai, lawyer, The Indian Express, October 2, 2014