Quotes

"At first, all men on the committee were a little wary of me. However, they all have been thorough
gentlemen and I have got on
well with all... I love a challenge and I have always fought in a male-dominated environment,
be it beer or horse racing.”

Zinia Lawyer, Royal Western India
Turf Club committee member and
former director of Associated Breweries
and Distilleries Ltd, Hindustan
Times, August 22, 2018

"There is only place for one
NGO (nongovernmental organization) in India and it’s called the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh). Shut down all other NGOs. Jail all activists and shoot
those that complain.”

Rahul Gandhi, president, Indian
National Congress and grandson of
Feroze and Indira Gandhi, The Times
of India, August 29, 2018
"You don’t want the entire
village going to sleep at the
same time. So the youngest,
strongest, healthiest are programmed to sleep a little later because they can handle
whatever danger might
occur at night.”

Khurshed Batliwala, an Art of Living
teacher writing on sleep, The Free Press Journal, September 23, 2018

"BTW (By the way) it’s bloody expensive and most people don’t sadly want to pay for a good mutton sandwich. In the ’70s and ’80s, the cost of raw mutton and chicken was at par and so, the sandwiches would cost the same. But over the last 25 years, mutton has become increasingly more expensive
because chicken has been
farmed in a big way.”

Dr Kurush Dalal, University professor and food historian, mid-day, October 6, 2018
"There was no b**chiness among us. I have worked with insecure actors before; you finish the
project and hope to never work with them again. Men are more b**chy than women. This industry is sexist. I hope the attitude
changes but that will take time.”

Amyra Dastur, actor, mid-day,
October 2, 2018

"When a man tells you that
he got rich through hard work,
ask him, ‘whose?’”

Don Marquis, American writer, The
Economic Times, October 9, 2018

"Innovation is what distinguishes the ordinary from the excellent.”

Piruz Khambatta, chairman and managing director, Rasna International Private
Limited and chairman, Western Region, Confederation of Indian Industry,
The Hindu, April 11, 2018