"How little both liturgical rules and doctrinal correctness... seemed to matter to (Pope Francis) compared to the imperative to go out, to
encounter, to embrace.”
Ross Douthat, American author, quoted in his book To Change the Church: Pope Francis and the Future of Catholicism, The
Washington Post, April 21, 2025
"Nobody is against alternative
medicine, but it must be empirically validated. That benefits everyone.”
Dr Farokh Udwadia, noted consultant
physician, The Indian Express, April 21, 2025
"His (Nowrosji Kapadia) great-grandson Novy recalled that Nowrosji
often walked on the Old Delhi
railway station platform when the Frontier Mail was passing through
to meet Parsi travelers and invite them to his home for a meal.”
Coomi Kapoor, contributing editor, The Indian Express, on reviewing At Home in the Capital: The Parsis of Delhi by Rukshana Shroff, The Indian Express, April 20, 2025
"I did well in school and came out as an arrogant boy. I walked into Sydenham College to do my BCom. I was quite unambitious even at that time, but failed in the first year in college.”
Ronnie Screwvala, co-founder, upGrad,
The Financial Express, April 21, 2025
"A 2024 Statista survey of 60,000 people found that the combined category
of cooking and baking was the most
popular hobby for Americans — 41% of respondents chose it. Other highly
ranked activities included reading
(35%), spending time with pets and
playing video games (both of
which came in at 34%).”
Natalie Schriefer, freelance writer, Bloomberg,
reprinted in Mint, April 17, 2025
"Men are significantly more likely to perpetrate white-collar offenses. A 2013 paper reported that women commit less than 10% of corporate fraud — making them as rare as female robbers or killers. And the authors found that the wage gap in
corporate crime is in fact worse
than in the legitimate job market: More than half the women did
not financially gain at all, whereas half the men walked away
with at least $ 500,000.”
Beth Kowitt, columnist, Bloomberg Opinion,
reprinted in Mint, April 15, 2025
"The petitioner has offered in
writing thrice to the police to allow him to appear for questioning via video conference in light of the
dangers and threats to his life.
It seems that the police authorities are not so keen on recording
his statement but more on
bringing him here physically.”
Navroz Seervai, lawyer representing comedian
Kunal Kamra whose statements have angered
some politicians, mid-day, April 9, 2025
"Use the darkness of your past to propel you to a brighter future.”
Donata Joseph, founder and chief
executive officer, LinkedIn, Inspirational
Quote, October 2022