Quotes from Waris Ahluwalia

I'm not super-patriotic, but the U.S. is where I live, and it's the passport that I carry.

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

Hold the door for a lady. Wait until a lady is out of the elevator.

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.

Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.

I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things.

I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration.

I like having a tailor everywhere because I am everywhere.

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.

I like the pause that tea allows.

My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.

I'm an explorer.

I am less comfortable saying I am a jeweller and more comfortable saying I am a story teller.

One of my favourite activities is eating.

I don't think men get enough flowers. A deeper pink or red peonies are my favorite. But I'll take anything, really.

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.

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.

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

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.

People who know me know that there's a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky.

I need my fill of Indian home cooking.

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

I love driving in the city at night.

My friends are a huge part of my inspiration.