Quotes

"We always have reasons to be unhappy about things, no matter how good they are. You should just do your best. Till now, I have never had a bad day in the industry. No one has even disrespected me; nobody has ever taken away my due. At the end of the day, you get what you deserve. If I feel I could have done better, then I should have worked harder.”

Boman Irani, actor, Hindustan Times,
April 9, 2016

"We have to reset our mindsets and see defaults as not
necessarily criminal. The bulk
of the defaults we have in the country is actually not criminal.
The ones that are criminal need
to be pursued and prosecuted.”

Naushad Forbes, president, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and co-chairman, Forbes Marshall, The Times of India,
April 11, 2016

"We care about Bharat Mata, but are perfectly okay with female infanticide which, contrary to what you might think, continues to exist.”

Lindsay Pereira, columnist, Mid Day,
April 9, 2016

"If any government is serious
about dealing with black
money, they have to be willing
to come under RTI (Right to
Information Act) and have
their own books open.”

Anu Aga, parliamentarian,
The Economic Times, April 4, 2016

"I know that the fitness industry
is a sunrise industry, and I also know that rentals are killings the gym business. Every gym
business is a losing proposition.”

John Abraham, actor, whose mother
Pheroza is a Parsi, Mint, March 28, 2016

"Litigation is in our DNA and
acceptance of a judgment, even
if it is sound and wise, goes
against our genes.”

Soli J. Sorabjee, jurist and former
attorney general of India, The Times
of India, April 1, 2016

"I can’t help but feel there is a deliberate political agenda being pushed, namely to stifle, if not
entirely crush, all free speech
and thought that is perceived
as being anti-government.”

Navroz H. Seervai, senior counsel,
Bombay High Court, The Times of India, March 27, 2016

"This is not only (a) rich man’s activity; there are several small farmers who raise horses on their farms and this industry gives direct employment to lakhs of people.”

Farrokh Wadia, Yerawada Stud Farm,
The Economic Times, April 5, 2016

"Breeding is not profitable at all; I am (a) breeder because I am passionate about horses and racing.”

Jaydev Modi, chairman, Delta Corp,
whose wife is a Parsi, The Economic
Times, April 5, 2016