Diamond In The Rough Quotes

Diamond In The Rough Quotes by Lord Chesterfield, Babyface, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jada Pinkett Smith, Marcus Buckingham, Mother Jones and many others.

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through

Manners must adorn knowledge and smooth its way through the world.
Lord Chesterfield
Unfortunately, a lot of executives aren’t like producers, and can’t hear the diamond in the rough.
Babyface
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
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
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
My teachers treated me as a diamond in the rough, someone who needed smoothing.
Mother Jones
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
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
I have to say, I’m really not that attractive. Until I met my husband, I could not get a date.
Tina Fey
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
A kiss on the hand may feel very, very good, but a diamond and sapphire bracelet lasts forever.
Anita Loos
I’m a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal trying to reach my goal.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
Mary McLeod Bethune
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
You can find a diamond in the rough a lot of times.
Babyface