A fine quotation is a diamond in the hand of a man of wit and a pebble in the hand of a fool.
I wear black diamonds instead of regular ones because I’m not flashy, just flossssy.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
The diamond of character is revealed by the concussion of misfortune, as the splendor of the precious jewel of the mine is developed by the blows of the lapidary.
See, that why I ain’t go to church. Figger I got me a church wherever I be. Want’a talk to God, well I say, ‘howdy-howdy, God,’ and we jaw fer a bit. ’ - Jimmy ‘Diamond’ Skinner
Why did I get married in a ballpark? My wife wanted a big diamond
What is a child?" he asks her. The diamond gaze does not flinch. "Creatures that are sold on the street by their parents, to get the coin to make more children. " She paused. "Adults sell themselves.
For me the diamond dawns are set In rings of beauty.
Don't lose a diamond while chasing glitter honey
Courage is the virtue that President Kennedy most admired. He sought out those people who had demonstrated in some way, whether it was on a battlefield or a baseball diamond, in a speech or fighting for a cause, that they had courage that they would stand up, that they could be counted on.
Beauty and Love are as body and soul. Beauty is the mine, LOVE is the diamond. They have together since the beginning of time- Side by side, step by step.
the test of a cook is how she boils an egg. My boiled eggs are fantastic, fabulous. Sometimes as hard as a 100 carat diamond, or again soft as a feather bed, or running like a cooling stream, they can also burst like fireworks from their shells and take on the look and rubbery texture of a baby octopus. Never a dull egg, with me.
A girl never cares who casts the first stone at her -- as long as it's a diamond
Each of us is like a diamond, and each of us has the potential to be brilliant.
Mathematical proofs, like diamonds, are hard and clear, and will be touched with nothing but strict reasoning.
A carrot is as close as a rabbit gets to a diamond.
As in nature. and in the arts, so in grace; it is rough treatment that gives souls as well as stones, their lustre. The more the diamond is cut the brighter it sparkles, and in what seems hard dealing God has no end in view but to perfect our graces. He sends tribulations, but tells us their purpose, that "tribulation worketh patience, and patience experience, and experience hope. "
Only those who do not expect anything are never disappointed. Only those who never try, never fail. Anyone who is currently achieving anything in life is simultaneously risking failure. It is always better to fail in doing something than to excel in doing nothing. A flawed diamond is more valuable than a perfect brick. People who have no failures also have few victories.
The whole point of American culture is to pick up any old piece of trash and make it shine with more facets than the Hope Diamond.
I am a black diamond, unfaceted. Black diamonds are rare, hard to cut, and therefore uncommercial.