Quotes

"Horses, wine and jewelry — they always seem to disappear. One client has a wine collection and the divorcing spouse has a party and the wine is all gone. The horse always dies. The jewelry gets sold, even though I wonder
if he or she actually sold it.”

Nancy Chemtob, Manhattan
matrimonial lawyer, The Times of India, February 18, 2018

"As an openly gay man, I
want inclusiveness as part
of my business.”

Karl Kothavala, proprietor, pick-a-pocket, takeaway, mid-day, January 30, 2018

"All spirituality is hocus pocus,
in the same category as our
Indian godmen. I stick to
morality — good thoughts,
good words, good deeds.”

Keki N. Daruwalla, poet and novelist,
scroll.in, January 21, 2018

"I have never seen a direction of
my future — it comes willy-nilly
and I will drift along as I always have. Everything wanes with
age, even the desire to write.”

Bapsi Sidhwa, author, G2,
December-January 2008, submitted
by reader Rashid Khosravi

"Zubin Mehta is distantly related to me. He used to come to the Test matches and sit with me in the players’ enclosure. As I was signing autographs for kids, one kid suddenly asked him for his autograph. When Zubin said, ‘I’m not
a cricketer.’ The kid said, ‘I know, but still I want your autograph since you are Farokh’s cousin.’
He never lived that down.”

Farokh Engineer, cricketer, The Afternoon Despatch & Courier, February 19, 2018

"When I’m troubled or upset about something, I immerse myself in my work. It might be something as mundane as spring cleaning my house or rearranging my cupboard or as tough as taking on a new project that could divert me from my own problems. I work in a field where I’m constantly reminded
that there are many people
who are worse off than I.”

Kate Curawalla, social worker, co-founder
of the Maharashtra Dyslexia Association, The Afternoon Despatch & Courier,
January 15, 2018

"Because of the demographics of south Bombay we haven’t been able to get as much socio economic diversity. Fees are also a factor. We are now making a conscious effort to expand the socio economic ambit of our classrooms.”

Dr Cyrus Vakil, Bombay International School principal, MumbaiMirror,
February 16, 2018

"My definition of philanthropy is
giving to people that you don’t know and you may not even like.
If you knew them you might not have liked them. But that is not a reason to not help them.”

Romesh Wadhwani, Indian-American tech
billionaire, MumbaiMirror, February 25, 2018