Explore Quotes by A. R. Rahman

In my case, dust has become gold: Today, I work with people I grew up admiring.

You can't be without passion. Passion means the possessiveness to be the best.

Rather than making money I believe in making people happy, all other things are secondary. Money isn't important, creative satisfaction is

Music is something that takes you to a world which is very different from the world of hatred,jealousy, and all those negative emotions

Music is language itself. It should not have any barriers of caste, creed, language or anything. Music is one, only cultures are different. Music is the language of languages. It is the ultimate mother of languages.

If a musician wants to blossom into a full-fledged person, it's not enough if he knows only classical music; nor it is enough if he's well-versed only in raagas and techniques. Instead, he should be a knowledgeable person interested in life and philosophy. In his personal life there should be, atleast in some corner of his heart, a tinge of lingering sorrow.

No regrets. There is no time for that. Regret is boring.

My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us.

All my life I have had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I am here

The search is more important than the destination

I like music that is able to stir my soul. My music is a spiritual exercise

The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done.

When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects the output.