Cyrus S. Poonawalla Quotes
As a teenager, I developed a great interest in not only horse breeding but also horse racing and used to bet based on red-hot tips. I realized that becoming a bookmaker would be very lucrative, but Dad put his foot down, saying it was an inappropriate career.
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I'm an atheist. I don't 'believe' at all.
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To fight against this lack of understanding, against a whole world of non-understanding, was impossible.
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Sometimes it is difficult to remember, but other times it is very easy to remember. Sleep deprivation is the killer.
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As a teenager, I developed a great interest in not only horse breeding but also horse racing and used to bet based on red-hot tips. I realized that becoming a bookmaker would be very lucrative, but Dad put his foot down, saying it was an inappropriate career.
