"I have seen men break down,
saying they will do anything for
a baby. Besides one does not
need the stamp of marriage anymore to prove one’s fertility to
a partner or relationship.”
Dr Firuza Parikh, director, department of
Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai Mirror, July 3, 2016
"At times, clients don’t share
your vision, but that is where
your expertise and
communication skills come in.”
Zarir Mullan, architect, Design Matrix,
January-February, 2014, submitted by
reader Rashid Khosravi
"Being young and a woman acted doubly against me. I was seen as flippant, someone who would leave the kitchen in a few years to start a family. The immediate perception was — this girl has been hired because she looks good and
can chat with the guests.”
Anahita Dhondy, chef manager, Delhi’s SodaBottleOpenerWalla restaurant,
Hindustan Times, May 22, 2016
"White people, apparently, came
to Africa to rescue black people from brown people.”
Boris Johnson, foreign secretary,
wrote in a 2002 piece for the Spectator,
Hindustan Times, July 17, 2016
"Reduction of interest rates will not bring down the cost of a property. If you believe the property is good, the family likes the house, then
you should buy the house.”
Keki Mistry, vice chairman and chief executive officer, Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC), Hindustan Times, September 9, 2016
"I am the last person who will
say, ‘I have some fatherly
advice for you.’ That’s the
worst thing to do on a set.”
Boman Irani on being directed by his
son Kayoze for a commercial,
Hindustan Times, September 9, 2016
"Forty years ago, advertising meant speaking to the (client’s) wife. Today it needs to be more, much more. I love the challenge!”
Sam Balsara, chairman and
managing director, Madison World,
G2, April-May 2016
"If in case I am passing by, and students do not greet me, I take it as a teachable moment and train them to greet me with a time-appropriate greeting. This is my
job, even if I may seem ancient
for today’s generation!”
Dr Dolly S. Mistry, director, The Byramjee Jeejeebhoy College of Commerce, The Free Press Journal, May 2, 2016