Quotes

"I’ve never seen a picture

of a black buffalo being

worshipped, only white cows."

C. Y. Gopinath, columnist, mid-day,

June 25, 2019

"For a country like ours that

has huge requirements for

infrastructure, just focusing on water, sanitation and irrigation

can push the economy for

five years. That’s the potential

we are sitting on."

Kaizad Bharucha, executive director,

HDFC Bank, The Indian Express,

July 5, 2019

"Actors don’t come with an

expiry date. But yes, as they

age, they need to experiment

with the kind of roles they do."

Delnaaz Irani, actor, Bombay Times,

July 5, 2019

"The bad loans were tackled

and exposure to companies

was reduced. The turnaround

story revolved around some

of these key measures."

Zarin Daruwala, chief executive

officer, Standard Chartered Bank India, DNA, June 24, 2019

"‘Each room (is) as enormous as an average Bombay flat.’ She was forced to borrow furniture from

an assortment of aunts."

Firoza Kanga, wife of former

Municipal Commissioner, Jamsheed, on occupying the 10,000 sq ft Commissioner’s bungalow on Carmichael (now M. L.

Dhanukar) Road in 1984, quoted in

mid-day, June 23, 2019

"Some 66% of civil cases in courts are tied to land and property."

Navroz K. Dubash, professor, Centre

for Policy Research, Hindustan Times,

June 19, 2019

"We are not asking you to

change the country — that

has already happened without

any court’s permission — but

we are asking you to protect the rights of the country to change."

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, US Supreme

Court justice, quoted by Manish

Sabharwal, The Indian Express,

June 28, 2019

"Madam Prime Minister,

we know our scientists

have taken great strides in

technology, I’d be obliged

if you could enlighten us

as to why our telephones

don’t work."

Piloo Mody, politician, March of

the Nation, 1973, quoted in mid-day,

June 9, 2019

"In the days I grew up, what

you did on a sports field was

more important than what

you did in a classroom."

Sarosh Nagarvala, sportsman,

mid-day, May 26, 2019