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My father was a brew master. He was the one who I was very close to, he influenced me in many many ways including my pursuing a career as a brew master.


Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw

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BERNARD SHAW When you're seeking justice there are no shortcuts. If you were to trade places with either side, yo...
ANDREW SHAW had decided to start another trophy trial.
ANDREW SHAW Many of the princess's personal friends who rallied behind him and were prepared to give evidence fo...
ANDREW SHAW It's a waste of money sending you to prison but I have no option.
ANDREW SHAW As a solo artist, I just felt cemented in front of the mike stand. There was very little time to pla...
TOMMY SHAW You have no idea of the women I didn't marry.
ARTIE SHAW You have no idea of the people I didn't marry.
ARTIE SHAW Shoot for the moon - if you miss you'll end up in the stars.
ARTIE SHAW The last popular song that I loved was 'Living La Vida Loca' by Ricky Martin,
ARTIE SHAW My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a do...
FIONA SHAW I've done a lot of performance practice, Baroque playing, and some of the joy and the challenge ...
CAROLINE SHAW I once saw my mother playing Mary Magdalene in a parish event. But she had to put the role aside in ...
FIONA SHAW Curiously, the United States is full of writers who have one big work in their life and that's a...
IRWIN SHAW This year's been a constant teaching session with the guys. He showed a great deal of patience this ...
BRIAN SHAW We know that we determine our own destiny. We just have to take care of our own business, and we can...
BRIAN SHAW I'm optimistic that we'll make a profit for our first year here. We've been breaking even for 10 yea...
BRIAN SHAW He's one of the guys who's familiar with Phil's system, ... Phil's comfortable with him and knows wh...
BRIAN SHAW The entire team did a great job of staying focused on clients, and not getting distracted. The quali...
BRIAN SHAW He told me to get after Gary [Payton], to make sure he was fired up.
BRIAN SHAW But then he reminded us that there was only one guy who was on the right side both times. Him.
BRIAN SHAW I'm glad he called, ... This is an opportunity for our school and community to help those who are in...
BRIAN SHAW We've sold out every year we've been here.
BRIAN SHAW I think Rick puts a lot of pressure on himself anyway and I think that's one of the reasons he hasn'...
BRAD SHAW It looked like what we pictured from this team at the start of the season. The difference is believi...
BRAD SHAW It's like jumping on a treadmill when it's going eight miles an hour. When he got off, it was going ...
BRAD SHAW I think we have holes we still need to fill work-ethic wise. Power play is one of them.
BRAD SHAW It's a tall order when you've hovered around .500 all year to suddenly start thinking about running ...
BRAD SHAW We wanted to come out skating. We did, but didn't get rewarded for it. We generated a lot of chances...
BRAD SHAW