Quotes

"I want to say that Pythagoras
did not create the theorem, and I have no qualms in saying that Pythagoras got information of
this theory from Bharat... If
anyone gave this theory, it was Rishi Bodhangan, that’s why it is called Bodhangan Praved.”

Rajnath Singh, home minister, The Indian Express, September 19, 2015

"The first time he will come in and see the car. Then he’ll probably come with a friend. Then he’ll come back with his wife and child. Sometimes your ecosystem is not designed to deal with this.”

Delna Avari, head — marketing communication and services, Passenger Vehicle Business
Unit, Tata Motors, DNA, November 2, 2015

"Reporter: Sir, why did you make money hand over fist?/UPA 2:
Simply because we couldn’t resist.”

Keki N. Daruwalla, poet and short story
writer, referring to scams that occurred during the second term of the United Progressive Alliance government,The Indian Express, October 28, 2015

"The way to characterize policies of this government is — Congress plus a cow. Policies are the same.”

Arun Shourie, political theorist and former minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party, quoted in The Times of India, October 28, 2015

"A sentence I read in a service
tax form said, ‘If profession not listed, click on other; then click
on correct definition of other.
Then click on other from other
that is not listed, then click on exemptions allowed under other; other but not those not listed.’”

Anuvab Pal, columnist, The Economic Times, October 29, 2015

"If a thread comes out of your
shirt, you get disturbed and
you want to fix it. I tell all our
people if a customer can be so bothered by a simple shirt, what must they feel like when things
go wrong with their most
precious asset — their homes?”

Rustom Irani, chairman and managing director, Rustomjee Builders, G2,
August-September 2015, submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi

"Sliced bread was called ‘services bread’ back then because it was popular with the armed forces. It was an English influence. Before
that, Indians mostly had pav or poi.”

Khodadad Irani, co-owner, Wibs,
DNA, January 11, 2015

Maharashtra chief minister
"Devendra Fadnavis’ idea of
Maharashtra identity has been
limited to the compulsory screening of Marathi films at multiplex prime time and the serving of at least three-four Maharashtrian dishes in Bombay restaurants.”

Bachi Karkaria, columnist,
The Times of India, June 1, 2015