Waris Ahluwalia Quotes
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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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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'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then.
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I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.
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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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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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I spent the first five years of my life in Punjab, India, and then moved to New York.
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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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I am less comfortable saying I am a jeweller and more comfortable saying I am a story teller.
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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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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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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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I primarily live in New York City, a place that is about constants, not letting up and not stopping.
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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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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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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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I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things.
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I work with gold that holds history, diamonds that see the future, and rubies that long for love.
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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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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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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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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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I think the reason for my fascination with craft is what it represents, what it means in our culture, what it means in our history and in humanity. It was the idea that you could go to your butcher to get something, you could go to your tailor to get this, and you could go to your cobbler to get that.
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