A Quote by Sonny Mehta

At Knopf, everything is inherited.

Sonny Mehta

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Everything Inherited

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Sonny Mehta
Indian - Editor
1943 - 2019

Knopf is solidly profitable, and that is how I intend to keep it.

Sonny Mehta

I have inherited pace from my dad, and in terms of the physical side with the balance, I have inherited that from my mum.

Leroy Sane

Instead of promoting inherited wealth for the few, I want to tackle inherited disadvantage for the many.

Liz Kendall

We have inherited new difficulties because we have inherited more privileges.

Abram L. Sachar

Inherited wealth may be something easily squandered, but inherited poverty is a legacy almost impossible to lose.

Eric L. Haney

When speaking of a "body of knowledge" or of "the results of research," e.g., we tacitly assign the same cognitive status to inherited knowledge and to independently acquired knowledge. To counteract this tendency a special effort is required to transform inherited knowledge into genuine knowledge by revitalizing its original discovery, and to discriminate between the genuine and the spurious elements of what claims to be inherited knowledge.

Leo Strauss

I may not have inherited wealth, but I have some inherited humility.

Carole Radziwill

You have inherited a lifetime of tribulation. Everybody has inherited it. Take it over, make the most of it and when you have decided you know the right way, do the best you can with it.

Murray Bowen

Just because we're Knopf doesn't mean we shouldn't sell books as well as any other publisher in the land.

Sonny Mehta

People say I inherited my feisty attitude on the cricket pitch from my dad, but he and I might disagree. The most useful trait I've inherited from my mother is to make sure that I'm always organised.