"I'd rather be a really good one-term President than a mediocre two-term President"
— Barack Obama, US President, to
ABC News
"Fundamentally, the idea that the commission cannot be embedded in the premium is not a very well considered one and it will kill the insurance industry"
— J. Hari Narayan, IRDA Chairman, on the proposal to phase out commission payment to insurance agents, to Business Standard
"Avoiding a jobless recovery is the political priority of today"
— Juan Somavia, Director-General, International Labour Organization (ILO), at the World Economic Forum
"Fortunes of celebrities in the creative world change according to their commercial standings"
— Amitabh Bachchan, Bollywood icon, in
The Econonic Times
"We are new to this business and do not want to risk other people's money. Of course, a lot of people have shown interest in investing with us in Catamaran"
— N.R. Narayana Murthy, Infosys Co-founder and Chairman, on his new venture capital fund 'Catamaran', in
The Times of India
Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.
— Henry Ford