"Because of this background (born a Jew, in Germany, the family had to flee the Nazi regime in 1939)
she always felt that she had no home, no roots, and focused on making sure that we three sisters — Ava, Firoza and myself —
were firmly rooted.”
Renana Jhabvala, daughter of the
late writer Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, India Today, April 15, 2013, submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi
"It is the Parsis who need
special attention, for they
are a minuscule minority.”
Najma Heptulla, minority affairs minister, The Indian Express, May 28, 2014
"Advertising works brilliantly
for a good product but kills a
bad product fast.”
Sam Balsara, chairman and managing director, Madison World, DNA, May 24, 2014
"Though Indian consumers are concerned about security related issues, they approach security as a reactive step rather than a proactive measure. So, while the numbers indicate a tremendous potential for security solutions and devices, the penetration of home safes is less than one percent.”
Mehernosh Pithawalla, head, marketing, Godrej Security Solutions, Business India, April 28-May 11, 2014
"Lines are written beforehand,
but acted lines are spoken for the first time. How much impromptu you make it look is the trick.
Acting is easy as long as they
don’t catch you doing it.”
Boman Irani, actor, The Indian
Express, May 30, 2014
"Even at 25, you are already
too old to learn an instrument.
Mozart was three when he
took to the piano.”
Homi Dastoor who started learning
the violin at 75 and authored Musical
Journeys: A Personal Introduction to
Western Clasical Composers at 91,
Sunday Mid Day, June 1, 2014
"The biggest problem for
controlling hypertension is compliance with treatment. Despite
very effective and cost-effective treatments, target blood pressure levels are very rarely reached, even in countries where cost of medication is not an issue.”
Dr Sharukh Golwalla, cardiologist,
The Free Press Journal, June 7, 2014
"If you’re the smartest person in
the room... find a different room.”
Michael Dell, American businessman and philanthropist, Reader’s Digest, June 2014
"You see, but you do not observe.”
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, writer,
quoted in the Free Dictionary
"The weak can never forgive. Forgive-
ness is the attribute of the strong.”
Mahatma Gandhi, Reader’s Digest,
June 2014