"A candle loses none of its
light by lighting another.”
Dr Mazda Turel, practicing neurosurgeon, Wockhardt Hospitals and honorary
assistant professor of neurosurgery,
Grant Medical College and Sir J. J.
Group of Hospitals, sunday mid-day,
September 5, 2021
"Once theaters open, people
will want to step out. In other words, it’s not OTT (over the
top) media vs theaters
but content vs content.”
Amyra Dastur, actor, The Times of
India, August 31, 2021
"Work-from-home has put me
in a happier place. What could
be more relaxing than having
my dog sleep on my feet while
I finish a presentation?
Or my parrot sitting on my
shoulder while I type.”
Paricher Tavaria, creative director
(advertising), Mint, August 16, 2021
"I am not saying every big
corporate house is a problem.
But I am saying too little
competition is a problem.”
Raghuram Rajan, former governor,
Reserve Bank of India, The Free
Press Journal, August 18, 2021
"He never brushed off people,
and even if they asked silly
questions, he didn’t belittle
them. You don’t see many
artists do that anymore.”
Shireen Gandhy, creative director,
Chemould Prescott Road, on late artist Mehlli Gobhai, The Times of India,
August 30, 2021
"The threat to human rights
and bodily integrity are the
highest in police stations.”
N. V. Ramana, Chief Justice of India,
The Indian Express, August 9, 2021
"There is no royal road to
discover competent men,
except by the method of trial
and error. We must introduce a larger contingent of promising (people), more than we want,
into our offices.”
Burjorji J. Padshah, scholar-educationist who worked with Jamsetji Tata and his sons, in a letter to Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, June 21, 1906, Good thoughts, Good words, Good deeds, A book of Tata quotes
"Some people walk in the
rain, others just get wet.”
Roger Miller, American singer
and songwriter, Inspirational
Quote, August 2021
"In 1860, there were 615
Parsi students in high school
in Bombay, compared to 441
Christians, 239 Hindus, 15
Muslims and 22 others.”
Coomie Kapoor, author, The Tatas, Freddie
Mercury and Other Bawas: An Intimate
History of the Parsis quoted by Jane
Borges, mid-day, July 11, 2021