Quotes

"The best way to keep one’s

word is not to give it."

Napoleon Bonaparte, French emperor, Inspirational Quote, January 2023

"In Calcutta, it’s like there are

no births to 20 deaths. There

have been no births in the city

for the last five years. In addition,

if you excommunicate 25%

of the women (who marry

non-Parsis) and their children,

you are left with nothing."

Prochy Mehta, author, Who is a Parsi?

The Telegraph, December 8, 2022

"When I score, I am French.

When I don’t, I am Arab."

Karim Benzema, French soccer player,

mid-day, December 12, 2022

"(Dancer Astad) Deboo and

I shared tears and disappointments, traumatic rejections,

frustrations at the Indian cultural

scene being dominated by

traditional artistes with little

space for experimentation."

Shanoo Bhatia of the design studio

EuMo, mid-day, December 4, 2022

"It is the single largest long-term investment (buying a house)

a person does in his or her life.

If the property is liked by the

family and is affordable, most

people would buy it, irrespective

of the interest rates."

Keki Mistry, vice chairman and chief

executive officer, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited, The

Financial Express, November 29, 2022

"His (Zubin Mehta’s) conducting schedule is so punishing; it must take a toll on the body. He’s

listening to his doctor for once."

Mehroo Jeejeebhoy, founder trustee, The Mehli Mehta Music Foundation, on Mehta’s decision to cancel a proposed concert in Bombay, mid-day, November 2, 2022

"(Environmentalist) Nergis Irani,

a cross between a pit-bull and

a battering ram, highlighted in

1988 the eco-warrior slogan:

Green is also ‘development.’"

Bachi Karkaria, columnist, The Times of India, November 30, 2022

"Making bad films is not a crime, but this (Kashmir Files) is a very crude, manipulative and violent progaganda film."

Nadav Lapid, Israeli director and jury chair, International Film Festival of India, The

Free Press Journal, December 1, 2022

"In the end, we will remember

not the words of our enemies,

but the silence of our friends."

Martin Luther King, Jr, American Baptist member and civil rights leader, quoted in a Facebook post about a teacher terming a student a terrorist, November 29, 2022