Quotes

"A more daring approach was
anticipated instead of an incremental one adopted so far. What we
require is a stong dose of ‘bitter pills’ as indicated by the Prime Minister, and not mere homeopathy treatment, which could at best
provide cure over a prolonged
period. As Keynes observed,
‘in the long run we are all dead.’”

Minoo R. Shroff, president, Forum of Free Enterprise, The Union Budget 2014-2015

"As far as my family is concerned, they were never enamored
by my success as an actor
and they are not enamored
by my job as a minister.”

Smriti Zubin Irani, Union Minister for
Human Resource Development,
The Economic Times, September 11, 2014

"(The) Indian car market doesn’t deserve to be three million.
We need to ask ourselves have
we made cars too expensive
for consumers to own? Have
we focused on a low-scale,
high margin business?”

Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus, Tata Sons, The Economic Times, September 24, 2014

"The office of the charity commissioner, although a quasi-judicial authority, functions like a district court. The paper work and
procedures can tire the most
patient trust functionary.”

Noshir Dadrawala, chief executive,
Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, Annual Report 2013-2014

"People were like, ‘why should we eat a cake made of a vegetable? That’s disgusting!’ We were literally forcing customers to try it.”

Kainaz Messman, production head, Theobroma, Hindustan Times, October 12, 2014

"Putin’s seizure of Crimea has weakened the Russian economy, led to China getting a bargain
gas deal, revived NATO, spurred
Europe to start ending its addiction to Russian gas and begun a debate across Europe about increasing defence spending. Nice work, Vladimir. That’s why I say the country Putin threatens
most today is Russia.”

Thomas Friedman, columnist,The
New York Times, reprinted in The Indian Express, May 30, 2014

"The top 10 cities of India, which have eight percent of India’s
population and only 0.1% of
land area, contribute 15% of
gross domestic product (GDP).”

Keki Mistry, vice chairman and chief executive officer, Housing Development Finance Corporation, DNA, October 13, 2014

"From less than 15% three
years ago, international business
is now half our business.”

Vivek Gambhir, managing director,
Godrej Consumer Products Limited,
The Economic Times, May 16, 2014