To be precise
“I can’t make money, borrowing money at 18 or 20 per cent. I’d go broke”
— Warren E. Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway, to CNBC Television
“Success of a coalition does not depend on arithmetic. It is more chemistry than anything else”
— Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister, in The Economic Times
“The good thing about India is that there are nearly one crore weddings every year in this country. Close to $15-20 billion is spent on such occasions. What’s more, India has 73 days of festivals. About $20 billion is spent on festivals. These sales are not affected by slowdown”
— Kishore Biyani, Founder and Group CEO, Future Group, on being asked about the slowdown, in Mint
“In a poor country like ours, face-to-face contact with voters will always occupy centre stage. Online campaigns can be a successful model for America where Internet penetration is 100 per cent”
— Prasanjeet Bose, Convenor (Research Unit), CPM, in BusinessWeek online
“India has done well in every downturn and for every failed enterprise, there are also some success stories to boast of”
— Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager and Country Head, HSBC, in The Economic Times
— Warren E. Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway, to CNBC Television
“Success of a coalition does not depend on arithmetic. It is more chemistry than anything else”
— Pranab Mukherjee, External Affairs Minister, in The Economic Times
“The good thing about India is that there are nearly one crore weddings every year in this country. Close to $15-20 billion is spent on such occasions. What’s more, India has 73 days of festivals. About $20 billion is spent on festivals. These sales are not affected by slowdown”
— Kishore Biyani, Founder and Group CEO, Future Group, on being asked about the slowdown, in Mint
“In a poor country like ours, face-to-face contact with voters will always occupy centre stage. Online campaigns can be a successful model for America where Internet penetration is 100 per cent”
— Prasanjeet Bose, Convenor (Research Unit), CPM, in BusinessWeek online
“India has done well in every downturn and for every failed enterprise, there are also some success stories to boast of”
— Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager and Country Head, HSBC, in The Economic Times
