Top 54 Waris Ahluwalia Quotes
#1. I'm driven by history and our past. That's why I work in gold. It's in your veins. We've been lusting after gold since the beginning of time. God, glory, and gold.
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#2. Hold the door for a lady. Wait until a lady is out of the elevator.
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#3. 'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then.
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#8. I made two rings for myself, and when I was in Los Angeles, I walked into a store called Maxfields, and they essentially bought them off my hands.
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#9. People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.
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#10. I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story.
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#11. There's more to me than fashion. I just don't want to be seen as fashion.
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#12. I take my work seriously, but I don't necessarily take myself seriously.
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#14. I do believe in standing for something more than just a product.
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#15. People who know me know that there's a light-hearted side, humour ... But you could easily say I am cheeky.
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#16. I like having a tailor everywhere because I am everywhere.
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#18. I don't think men get enough flowers. A deeper pink or red peonies are my favorite. But I'll take anything, really.
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#19. I work with gold that holds history, diamonds that see the future, and rubies that long for love.
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#20. I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something.
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#21. I have so many friends and obligations, and I want to go out and support people. But we eat at home.
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#23. My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.
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#24. My first workshop was in Rome, and that was the start of House of Waris. In a little magical atelier, a goldsmith, his apprentice, his stone setter - and that was where it began.
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#25. I love my passport. I plan trips very last minute, so I always carry it with me.
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#26. I like there to be some interest in every element of my life.
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#29. Someone gives jewelry, and there's a bit of romance. If you buy it from a store, the store is trying to romance you. Even when I'm making the jewelry, I have to be romanced.
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#30. I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban.
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#31. I primarily live in New York City, a place that is about constants, not letting up and not stopping.
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#32. You don't have to become Mother Teresa to make an impact in the world. But nothing can be achieved if, at the very least, we are not talking about it.
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#33. My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.
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#35. I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.
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#36. Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.
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#37. I am less comfortable saying I am a jeweller and more comfortable saying I am a story teller.
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#38. My go-to jeans are a straight, narrow cut from A.P.C. or BLK DNM.
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#40. I create with my heart, so life and work inevitably intersect all too often.
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#41. If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion.
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#43. I went through different styles but realized Ray-Bans are the classics. You can't go wrong with them. I explore and cheat on them occasionally, but I always go back to the aviators.
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#44. I'm not super-patriotic, but the U.S. is where I live, and it's the passport that I carry.
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#45. I'm an American searching for some sort of parameters, a way of life - I'm looking for a slight formality, for a place where you can never be overdressed.
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#46. I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.
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#47. I spent the first five years of my life in Punjab, India, and then moved to New York.
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#49. I wouldn't know how to think inside the box because I don't even know where it is. I wouldn't know how to do it any other way.
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#51. I'm a traditionalist with suits. It doesn't need extra pockets, and I don't want headphone jacks in my jacket. I appreciate designers who do different things, but for me, the most basic version of that item is what I want.
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#53. I just want to create, and socializing is part of the experience. It might sound crazy, but I don't see myself in the jewelry business. It's an experience.
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#54. I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things.
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