Waris Ahluwalia Quotes

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.

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.

I always like a good song: puts me in a good mood.

I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban.

I work with gold that holds history, diamonds that see the future, and rubies that long for love.

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.

I travel a lot, and I hunt for fabrics, then I have the tailor make me something.

One of my favourite activities is eating.

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.

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.

I love my passport. I plan trips very last minute, so I always carry it with me.

I have so many friends and obligations, and I want to go out and support people. But we eat at home.

My friends are a huge part of my inspiration.

I create with my heart, so life and work inevitably intersect all too often.

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.

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.

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.

It took me a while to find myself.

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.

I won't do anything unless it's the absolute best.

I spent the first five years of my life in Punjab, India, and then moved to New York.

If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion.

My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived.

I take my work seriously, but I don't necessarily take myself seriously.

I do things because I enjoy it. That used to be my downfall, but now it's the upside.

People think they have to give up things to make a difference to the world, but you don't have to.

I didn't choose acting. The universe did.