QUOTA of QUOTES
“We have world-beaters in this part of the world. But we don’t want them to act like world-beaters. If you act like one, they say you have attitude and you’re arrogant. If you act like a bichari, then they say you don’t have killer instinct.”— Former professional tennis player Sania Mirza, speaking at The Sports Women Huddle 2025 in Mumbai.
“It has to be new people who go into a party to change what this party is. And I do think that’s possible. That’s the hopeful side of this, because we did see Trump basically remake the whole Republican Party, pretty much by himself.”—Saikat Chakrabati, a progressive Democrat and tech centimillionaire, who is hoping to unseat former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and represent San Francisco in Congress. (Current Affairs)
“My goals changed today. Time to find new goals.” —Divya Deshmukh, 19, who went to the Women’s Chess World Cup in Batumi, Georgia, hoping to earn one of the three norms a player needs to become a Grandmaster. She came away as the World Cup champion and India’s 88th Grandmaster. (FIDE)
“Religious and cultural symbols—whether a hijab, yarmulke, turban, cross, or bindi— reflect the diversity that strengthens our democracy. We unequivocally support Ms. Sridharan’s right to express her identity and condemn the racism and xenophobia directed at her.”—Khalid Turaani, executive director of the Ohio Chapter of the Council on American Islamic Relations, defending new Ohio Solicitor General Mathura Sridharan from xenophobic attacks on X for wearing a bindi in her professional photograph. (Columbus Dispatch)
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Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
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