Diamond Quotes

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  When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure.

  Peter Marshall

  Inspirational, Life, Encouraging

  Peter Marshall (1949). “Prayers Offered by the Chaplain, the Rev. Peter Marshall, D.D.: At the Opening of the Daily Sessions of the Senate of the United States During the Eightieth and Eighty-first Congress 1947-1949”

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• I have always felt a gift diamond shines so much better than one you buy for yourself.

  Mae West

  Funny, Thank You, Jewels

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• Each of us is like a diamond, and each of us has the potential to be brilliant.

  Simon T. Bailey

  Brilliant

  Simon T. Bailey (2009). “Release Your Brilliance: The 4 Steps to Transforming Your Life and Revealing Your Genius to the World”, p.7, Harper Collins

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• The next time you feel slightly uncomfortable with the pressure in your life, remember no pressure, no diamonds. Pressure is a part of success.

  Eric Thomas

  Positive, Thinking, Inner Strength

  Twitter post from Mar 22, 2012

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• Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.

  Mary McLeod Bethune

  Inspirational, Determination, Commitment

  "Diamond in the Rough: More Fun Adventures with Abby Diamond". Book by Kristie Smith-Armand, July 2010.

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• A diamond cannot be polished without friction, nor a person perfected without trials. Someone is enjoying shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.

  Warren Buffett

  Long, Tree, Shade

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• True friends are like diamonds – bright, beautiful, valuable, and always in style.

  Nicole Richie

  Friendship, Beautiful, True Friend

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• No pressure, no diamonds.

  Thomas Carlyle

  Uplifting, Good Life, Failure

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• Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

  Confucius

  Life, Success, Mistake

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• The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

  B.K.S. Iyengar

  Inspiring, Light, Shining

  B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans, Douglas Abrams (2006). “Light on Life: The Yoga Journey to Wholeness, Inner Peace, and Ultimate Freedom”, p.27, Rodale

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• Angels are like diamonds. They can't be made, you have to find them. Each one is unique.

  Jaclyn Smith

  Inspirational, Angel, Unique

  Twitter post from Jun 19, 2009

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• Wit must be foiled by wit: cut a diamond with a diamond.

  William Congreve

  Cutting, Jewelry, Diamond Rings

  William Congreve (1797). “The Double Dealer: A Comedy”, p.22

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• A real diamond is never perfect.

  Anthony Doerr

  Real, Perfect

  Anthony Doerr (2014). “All the Light We Cannot See: A Novel”, p.234, Simon and Schuster

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• Diamonds talk, and I can stand listenin' to 'em often.

  Mae West

  Jewels, Ems, I Can

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• Diamonds are forever.

  Ian Fleming

  Forever

  Ian Fleming (2015). “The Diamond Smugglers”, New Canadian Library

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• My reason for choosing diamonds is that, dense as they are, they represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.

  Coco Chanel

  Reason, Dense, Volume

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• The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles; and in what seems hard dealing, there God has no end in view but to perfect His people.

  Thomas Guthrie

  Cutting, Views, People

  Thomas Guthrie (1865). “Man and the Gospel”, p.21

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• Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Perseverance, Jobs, Writing

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• With every word, I drop knowledge. I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal trying to reach my goal.

  Lin-Manuel Miranda

  Goal, Trying, Coal

  "Beyond Taylor Swift: Predicting The 2016 Grammys", boisestatepublicradio.org. December 6, 2015.

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• Perhaps time’s definition of coal is the diamond.

  Khalil Gibran

  Jewels, Coal, Definitions

  Khalil Gibran “The New Frontier and Sand and Foam”, Library of Alexandria

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• There are three things extremely hard: steel, a diamond, and to know one's self.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Acceptance, Self, Jewels

  Benjamin Franklin (1962). “Representative selections: with introduction, bibliography, and notes”

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• Diamonds are found only in the dark places of the earth, truths are found only in the depths of thought.

  Victor Hugo

  Dark, Depth, Earth

  Victor Hugo (2016). “Les Misérables”, p.292, My Ebook Publishing House

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• We shall find peace. We shall hear angels, we shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

  Anton Chekhov

  Peace, Inspiration, Losing A Loved One

  Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, Ronald Hingley (1998). “Five Plays”, p.167, Oxford University Press, USA

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• Let us not be too particular; it is better to have old secondhand diamonds than none at all.

  Mark Twain

  Time, Advice, Literature

  Mark Twain (2000). “The Jumping Frog: And 18 Other Stories”, p.104, Book Tree

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• Its hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.

  Dolly Parton

  Greatness, Academic Excellence, Individuality

  Song: Tennessee Homesick Blues, Album: The Essential Dolly Parton, Vol. 1

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