Quotes

"There isn’t enough darkness
in all the world to snuff out the
light of one little candle.”

Robert L. Alden, professor of Old Testament,
Denver Conservative Baptist Theological
Seminary, Inspirational Quote, May 2021

"We live under a regime that
labels poets, journalists, and even school children as terrorists and
a threat to national security.”

Payoshi Roy, lawyer, Bombay High
Court, representing three accused
in the Bhima Koregaon case, The
Indian Express, May 27, 2021

"Shaky coalition governments, whether of (Prime Ministers)
Atal Bihari Vajpayee or
P. V. Narasimha Rao, were
far more tolerant (than the
present government), taking
criticism in their stride.”

Coomi Kapoor, consulting editor, The
Indian Express, May 31, 2021
"I plan to make ravo and
dhan-dal to celebrate his (Ludwig van Beethoven) birth anniversary (on December 17). I have restarted practicing the 3rd movement of the Pathetique Sonata that I learned when I was 17 — mind and
fingers have all the memory
but have to become more
fluent and expressive.”

Soonoo Taraporewala, mid-day,
December 17, 2020

"The best risk management
framework is one that fortifies
the balance sheet in good times
so as to create sufficient ammunition to tackle a downturn. Of course, there should be
absolutely no compromise on
ethics, integrity and governance.”

Keki Mistry, chief executive officer,
Housing Development Finance
Corporation Limited, The Economic
Times, March 16, 2021
"We have a beautiful Christmas tree that mom had got from the US when I was just one year old. We decorate it with embellishments that she has collected over the years, from various parts of the world. (Sister) Pia and I have also been collecting our own items to put up on the tree. Each of these pieces means something to us. Every year we have a theme, and last year it was white and silver.”

Tara Sutaria, actor, whose mother
Tina is a Parsi, The Times of India,
December 24, 2020

"My grandfather Naoroji Godrej and granduncle Sohrabji Godrej
in the 1940s, set out to prove
that nature could coexist
harmoniously with industry.”

Nyrika Holkar, executive director,
Godrej & Boyce, on the importance of
preserving mangroves, The Economic
Times, August 14, 2021