"The other night I ate at a real
nice family restaurant. Every
table had an argument going.”
George Carlin, comedian,
The Economic Times, July 26, 2017
"A wit recently said about a well-known Indian foundation, ‘their new policy seems to be in advancing philanthropy through punishing NGOs (nongovernmental organizations) and alleviating poverty
by impoverishing NGOs.’”
Noshir Dadrawala, chief executive officer, Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy, Philanthropy, April-June 2017
"Once, when he (J. R. D. Tata) was flying, he quietly went behind and turned the curtains (separating the first class and economy) to see if there was dirt at the back.”
Meher Heroyce Moos, retired
deputy general manager, Air India,
mid-day, July 9, 2017
"Our film Rasna No Dabbo is a sweet love story about a girl named Rasna and doesn’t tarnish their brand in any manner. In fact, the film is not even about them.”
Freddy Daruwala, actor and model,
mid-day, July 8, 2017
"Modi wants to sell India to the world as a global manufacturing hub. That will not be possible if India’s fastest growing industry
is lynch mobs.”
Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar
whose late wife was a Parsi, The
Times of India, July 9, 2017
"One style myth that you’d
like to bust...?”
"That clothes only
work on skinny people.”
Anaita Shroff Adajania, film fashion
stylist, responding to a query,
Hindustan Times, July 30, 2017
"He (Jeff Bezos, chief executive officer, Amazon) is said to only meet with Amazon investors for a total of six hours a year. When he does call a meeting, Bezos employs a two-pizza rule. Basically, he never organizes a meeting where two pizzas couldn’t feed the entire group.”
The Economic Times, July 31, 2017
"This Order is passed only to convey to the plaintiffs and more particularly the banks that it will be in the interest of one and all to be practical and arrive at an amicable solution to the problem instead of riding a high horse in the matter, which will not work to the advantage of any party but will result in
a complete deadlock.”
Justice Shahrukh Kathawalla, on the
banks turning down a compromise
proposal, MumbaiMirror, July 26, 2017
"(US president) Abraham Lincoln said, ‘You have to do your own growing, no matter how tall
your grandfather was.”
Quoted by Anahita Subedar, editor,
Parsi Times, in Hamazor, issue 3, 2017