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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. "
Waris Ahluwalia
Keep
Never
Religious
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" I need my fill of Indian home cooking. "
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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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" One of my favourite activities is eating. "
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" I'm an explorer. "
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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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" 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 work with gold that holds history, diamonds that see the future, and rubies that long for love. "
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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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" 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 didn't choose acting. The universe did. "
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Choose
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" I create with my heart, so life and work inevitably intersect all too often. "
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Too
Work
" 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 take my work seriously, but I don't necessarily take myself seriously. "
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Work
" I always like a good song: puts me in a good mood. "
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Me
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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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You
Culture
History
" If people want to think I'm an Indian prince, I don't want to dispel that notion. "
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Indian
People
Prince
" 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. "
Waris Ahluwalia
Hands
Los Angeles
Myself
" 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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Go
Want
Home
" My job is to put myself out there. It's beyond my control how I'm perceived. "
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How
Control
" 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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Appreciate
Suits
Want
" I'm surprised as anyone about where I've ended up. Maybe it's because I say yes to things. "
Waris Ahluwalia
Say
Things
Because
" 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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Way
American
Life
" I have always had a sense of curiosity and aspiration. "
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Always
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" My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship. "
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" My go-to jeans are a straight, narrow cut from A.P.C. or BLK DNM. "
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Narrow
Cut
Jeans
" Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective. "
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Whatever
Supporting
" I like the pause that tea allows. "
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Tea
Like
" I don't drink coffee. "
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" I won't do anything unless it's the absolute best. "
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Absolute
Best