Diamond In The Rough Quotes

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

  Lin-Manuel Miranda

  Goal, Trying, Coal

  "Song: "My Shot" ("Hamilton")". 2015.

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• The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

  Daniel Defoe

  Soul And Body, Lust, Literature

  'An Essay Upon Projects' (1697)

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• So don't let anybody tell you that you're not loved and don't let anybody tell you that you're not enough, Yeah there are days that we all feel like we're messed up, But the truth is that we're all diamonds in the rough.

  Britt Nicole

  Truth Is, Enough, Yeah

  Song: Gold, Album: Gold, 2012

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• Anyone can be confident with a full head of hair. But a confident bald man - there's your diamond in the rough.

  Larry David

  Inspirational, Funny, Men

  "Larry David: The Man Behind Seinfeld". The Laugh Factory Magazine Interview, www.laughfactory.com. April 1994.

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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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• Many individuals have, like uncut diamonds, shining qualities beneath a rough exterior.

  Juvenal

  Inspirational, Jewels, Shining

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• Unfortunately, a lot of executives aren't like producers, and can't hear the diamond in the rough.

  Babyface

  Producers, Executives, Diamond

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• You can find a diamond in the rough a lot of times.

  Babyface

  Diamond, Rough

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• My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who needed smoothing.

  Mother Jones

  Teacher, Teaching, Needed

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• Yeah, it's tough being smart and sexy, too. I have to say, I'm really not that attractive. Until I met my husband, I could not get a date. I promise you it's true. My husband Jeff Richmond saw a diamond in the rough and took me in.

  Tina Fey

  Sexy, Husband, Smart

  E! Online Interview, October 04, 2002.

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• Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way in the world, without them it is like a great rough diamond, very well in a closet by way of curiosity, and also for its intrinsic value; but most prized when polished.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Knowledge, Jewels, Curiosity

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• I have to say, I'm really not that attractive. Until I met my husband, I could not get a date.

  Tina Fey

  Husband, Attractive, Mets

  Interview with Lia Haberman, E! Online, October 4, 2002.

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• Professional critics are incapable of distinguishing and appreciating either diamonds in the rough or gold in bars. They are traders, and in literature know only the coins that are current. Their critical lab has scales and weights, but neither crucible or touchstone.

  Joseph Joubert

  Appreciate, Crucible, Criticism

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• Born of the impossibly varied options we have to amuse ourselves, cutting-edge companies are finding innovative ways to tailor our entertainment choices to who we are, relieving us of the burden of finding the diamond in the rough of 500 TV channels or thousands of movies and music albums released every year.

  Marcus Buckingham

  Cutting, Years, Choices

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• Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world.

  Lord Chesterfield

  Jewels, World, Way

  Lord Chesterfield, David Roberts (2008). “Lord Chesterfield's Letters”, p.85, Oxford University Press

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• A kiss on the hand may feel very, very good, but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever.

  Anita Loos

  Kissing, Hands, Forever

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• I would say Will came at a time in my life where he saw beauty in me that I didn't see in myself at the time. And, you know, he saw a diamond in the rough and kind of, picked me up and blew off all the dust and said, 'I'm telling you, I'm going to make you shine, girl.'

  Jada Pinkett Smith

  Girl, Dust, Shining

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