Quotes

"We would rather be the first
of a new breed than the last
of a dying breed.”

Bono, U2, band leader, singer and
frontman, Mint, November 11, 2014

"It is also important to be financially astute. You should not start a business solely to make money, but it is very important to ensure that your business turns a profit.”

Kainaz Messman, production head,
Theobroma, Afternoon Despatch and
Courier, November 20, 2014

"We should remember that
human values form the
foundation of medicine.”

Dr Farokh Udwadia, physician,
The Times of India, December 7, 2014

"Products have a much shorter life cycle now. My dad had his first car for 20-odd years before he sold it. I’ve never kept a car for more than five years. It’s not that trust and durability aren’t factors anymore. People have the economic ability to make more choices.”

Shireesh Joshi, Head-Strategic Marketing, Godrej group, DNA, November 24, 2014

"When you are younger you are naturally wanting to win every point. Learn to be strategic, not necessarily just argumentative.”

Zia Mody, managing partner, AZB
Partners, DNA, November 29, 2014

"My mother always knew about
my talent and encouraged me to watch movies. She would tell me, ‘Finish your homework and then
go watch the movie again.’ There was great wisdom in that.”

Boman Irani, actor, The Times of India, October 24, 2014

"In those days, a catering education was not taken seriously. As far as I know, only one Sikh restaurateur had this (catering) degree before me in Ahmedabad. Therefore, the idea of my leaving the family’s automobile and engineering business to venture into this line did
not appeal to my family at all.”

Rushad Ginwala, restaurateur, G2,
April-May 2012, clipping submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi

"When I was a teenager I would come back from school and find gangster and terrorist Dawood Ibrahim waiting in the office.”

Aabad Ponda, criminal lawyer whose
mother Freny was, and father Harshad
is, a lawyer, Mint, January 5, 2015

"Our fight is not with government
or administration, but with
Muslims and Christians.”

Rajeshwar Singh, leader, Dharm Jagran Samiti, a wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, DNA, December 19, 2014

"It’s not the size of the dog
in the fight, it’s the size of
the fight in the dog.”

Mark Twain, American writer, quoted in
The Economic Times, September 30, 2014