Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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Mukesh Ambani: Blessing in disguise
“(US President Donald) Trump can actually be a blessing in disguise. The domestic IT industry can focus on solving problems right here, which is a huge market.” —Mukesh Ambani.
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Saif Ali Khan: Love
“Something that has a dark side can’t be love. If it is love, it has to be good all the time. Love doesn’t have a dark side. Yes, there are shadows of love—lIke possesIveness, greed and anger.Love is something you do, practise, and I don’t mean sex. It’s about doing unselfish things for people, and…
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Paris Hilton: Only rule
”The only rule is don’t be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in.” —Paris Hilton.
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Paul Celan: Poetry
”Poetry is a sort of homecoming.” —Paul Celan, poet and translator (23 Nov 1920-1970).
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Ice T: Redemption
“Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.” —Ice T.
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Sonakshi Sinha: Non-political opinion
“As a citizen of the country, I do have an opinion on what is going on. However, I don’t think that’s enough for me to be a politician.” —Sonakshi Sinha.
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S Jaishankar: Donald Trump
“Don’t demonize (US President Donald) Trump, analyze Trump.He represents a thought process.It’s not a momentary expression.” —S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary.
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Matt LeMay: Two seemingly contradictory steps
“To find a process that works well, an organization must take two seemingly contradictory steps: follow the rules to the letter, and change the rules without fear.” —Matt LeMay.
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Galileo Galilei: Teaching
”You cannot teach a man anything; you can only help him find it within himself.” —Galileo Galilei.
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Bertrand Russell: Beliefs
“I would never die for my beliefs, because I might be wrong.” —Bertrand Russell.
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Bipasha Basu: Give yourself time
“When you are feeling something strong for someone, never ask anybody. Give yourself time.” —Bipasha Basu.
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George Jean Nathan: Bad officials, good citizens
”Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.” —George Jean Nathan, author and editor (14 Feb 1882-1958) .
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Farhan Sethna: Encourage math and science
“It is unfair to penalise companies for hiring foreign H1-B professional workers. If Congress doesn’t want foreign workers, fix the US first. Encourage math and science, not just professional sports.” —Farhan Sethna, immigration attorney.
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Eugene Fama: What I have to say
”I don’t believe anyone wants to hear what I have to say.” —Eugene Fama.
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Angelina Jolie: International responsibilities
“Every government must balance the needs of its citizens with its international responsibilities. But our response must be measured and should be based on facts, not fear.” —Angelina Jolie.
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Bibek Debroy: Infosys, Tata Sons or both?
“Why is an internal board battle Grist for media prattle and tattle? Is it because of a backseat mentor Remains a perpetual tormentor, Treating a company like personal chattel?” —Bibek Debroy.
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Sarojini Naidu: Deeper, greater, more earnest
”We want deeper sincerity of motive, a greater courage in speech and earnestness in action.” —Sarojini Naidu.
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Karin Slaughter: Reading
Reading is not just an escape. It is access to a better way of life. -Karin Slaughter, novelist (b. 6 Jan 1971).
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Abraham Lincoln: Rightful masters
“The people of these United States are the rightful masters of both Congresses and courts, not to overthrow the Constitution, but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” —Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President (12 Feb 1809-1865).
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Abraham Lincoln: America
”America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.” —Abraham Lincoln.
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Randy Hunt: Designing
”The more you know how things work, the better you will be at designing them.”—Randy Hunt.
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Seneca: Live straightaway
“The greatest hindrance to living is expectancy, which depends upon the morrow and wastes today. You dispose of that which lies in the hands of Fortune, you let go that which lies in your own. Whither do you look? At what goal do you aim? All things that are still to come lie in uncertainty;…
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Thomas Alva Edison: Failure
“Show me a thoroughly satisfied man and I will show you a failure.” —Thomas Alva Edison.
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Montesquieu: First a man
”If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman … because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.” — Montesquieu, philosopher, lawyer, and writer (18 Jan 1689-1755) .
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Boris Pasternak: Unarmed truth
”What for centuries raised man above the beast is not the cudgel but the irresistible power of unarmed truth.” —Boris Pasternak, poet and novelist (10 Feb 1890-1960).
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Boris Pasternak: Same aura of isolation
”At the moment of childbirth, every woman has the same aura of isolation, as though she were abandoned, alone.” —Boris Pasternak.
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Mia Farrow: Suffering beyond description
”There are people who are suffering beyond description. They are innocent people, they didn’t bring this upon themselves. They are the victims of the sins of other people. And while it’s hard to see, it’s important to understand that these people exist.” —Mia Farrow.
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Will Rogers: Diplomacy
“Diplomacy is the art of saying ‘nice doggie’ until you can find a rock.” —Will Rogers.
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Jules Verne: Esteemed enemy
”He who is mistaken in an action which he sincerely believes to be right may be an enemy, but retains our esteem.” —Jules Verne.
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Bill Maher: Infantile fantasy land
”Maybe every other American movie shouldn’t be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence.” —Bill Maher, comedian, actor, and writer (b. 1956).
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Theodore Roosevelt: Most important servant
”The President is merely the most important among a large number of public servants. He should be supported or opposed exactly to the degree which is warranted by his good conduct or bad conduct, his efficiency or inefficiency in rendering loyal, able, and disinterested service to the Nation as a whole. Therefore it is absolutely…
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Charles Dickens: Not in my nature
“To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.” —Charles Dickens.
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Ellen DeGeneres: Compassion
“I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.” — Ellen DeGeneres, comedian (b. 26 Jan 1958) .
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Akshay Kumar: Street fighting
“I used to do street fighting in Bangkok and sometimes I lost. But then you need to get up and start all over again and strive for a win. This is life. Fight for it and you will surely achieve your dreams.” —Akshay Kumar.
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Ronald Reagan: Feel the heat
”When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.” —Ronald Reagan.
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Rabia Kapoor: Saddest thing in the world
“The saddest thing in the world is a woman who runs out of words, because words are a woman’s greatest weapon.” —Rabia Kapoor.
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George Bernard Shaw: Breeding
“The test of a man’s or woman’s breeding is how they behave in a quarrel.” —George Bernard Shaw.
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Adlai Stevenson: Progress
”All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.” —Adlai Stevenson.
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Lord Chesterfield: Pleasing people
“He makes people pleased with him by making them first pleased with themselves.” —Lord Chesterfield.
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Natalie Imbruglia: Writing
”It’s much easier to write when you’re sad. But you can end up isolated and depressed because you almost need to put yourself in that situation to have that angst to write from.” —Natalie Imbruglia.
