Quota Of Quotes
"In both the fields, in order to survive and triumph, you need focus and to be highly disciplined and determined." – Mike Tyson, on the similarities between acting and boxing. The former heavyweight champion has expressed an interest to act in Bollywood movies after appearing in a music video to promote Firoz Nadiadwala's Fool N Final. (AP)
"Everyone tells young people they can be the leaders of tomorrow, but they can also be the leaders of today." – Meghan Pasricha, 21, a Harvard University student who founded Global Youth H.E.L.P. (Health, Education, and Leadership Program), a nonprofit whose achievements include providing scholarships for schoolchildren in India and organizing antismoking drives.(Glamour.com)
"There is a service called FedEx that is similar to ours — but they don't deliver lunch." – Dhondu Kondaji Chowdhury, a dabbawalla in Mumbai. (New York Times)
"I definitely feel strongly that I'm a true Indian-American, a true combination. And I love that ? That's one great thing—that I have both cultures."—Asha Srinivasan of Maryland, considered one of the top 15 women musical composers in America. (Indolink.com)
"Immigration is the big issue; proponents say we need immigrants from Mexico to take the jobs Americans don't want to do. Now, don't confuse that with India, where the people are taking the jobs Americans want to do. That's totally different." – Jay Leno in his Tonight Show monologue.
"Whether you're at a desk in Pasadena or a desk in Mumbai, you're still just a phone call or e-mail away from the interview." – James McPherson, editor of PasadenaNow.com, who hired two reporters in India to cover city council meetings and other news in Pasadena, CA. (AP)
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