"What was paradise on earth
in these beautiful buildings,
is pure hell.”
Tehmi Ghadialy, porcelain artist, on the
fast fading elegance of Queen’s Road,
mid-day, May 26, 2019
"People who judge women on the basis of their shape and size are shallow. The way you look should not be something that needs
validation from anyone.”
Vahbiz Dorabjee, actor, The Times of
India, July 27, 2019
"It took me seven years to
make my first film (Luck By Chance) and six actors said no
to it. Gully Boy is my first film where I got a yes from all my
actors in the first go.”
Zoya Akhtar, film director, whose mother Honey is a Parsi, DNA, August 26, 2019
"It is perhaps no accident that some of the lowest birth rates
are found in some of the world’s most expensive cities.”
Camilla Cavendish, author of Extra
Time: Ten Lessons for an Ageing World,
Financial Times, August 3-4, 2019
"In squash, tennis, football and cricket, the ball is moving, and while common sense says that
is more difficult, the opposite is actually true. The ball that is just sitting there is the toughest to hit. It’s all about practice, practice
and more practice.”
Akshaye Khanna, actor, whose late
mother Gitanjali was a Parsi, on playing golf, MumbaiMirror, August 22, 2019
"Now I feel that the photographers are sweet, they chat with you,
asking ‘how are you?’”
Tara Sutaria, actor, Hindustan Times,
July 23, 2019
"We try to create teams that
are no larger than can be fed
by two pizzas. We call that
the two-pizza team rule.”
Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer,
Amazon, The Economic Times,
August 28, 2019
"Folks like my father would,
without a worry, dunk Polson-
buttered brun in condensed milk
till that heavy tin emptied! My
holiday home was my shop.
During the Std 6 school
vacation I made omelettes,
handled the cash counter
and sold cigarettes under
Dad’s supervision.”
Jehangir Foroogh, proprietor,
Cosmopolitan Restaurant, mid-day,
September 15, 2019
"When you owe nothing to
anyone, it’s the most
unbelievable space to be in.”
John Abraham, actor and producer,
whose mother Pheroza is a Parsi,
Hindustan Times, August 14, 2019