--- title: "10 Blood Diamond Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Blood Diamond quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Blood Diamond sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/david-harewood-9223_blood_people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things_1456113.jpg" --- > [People come up and say very nice things about my work, like, 'You were great in 'Blood Diamond!'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things-about-my-work-like-you-were/) [David Harewood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-harewood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/david-harewood-9223_blood_people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things_1456113.jpg) > [Hard cash blood diamonds n-ggas violent babys crying.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyga/hard-cash-blood-diamonds-n-ggas-violent-babys-crying/) [Tyga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/tyga-579_quote_hard-cash-blood-diamonds-n-ggas-violent_247468.jpg) > [What do I geek out about? What am I? Hmmm. I love movies. I watch movies. I like big, sweeping epics, like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-evans/what-do-i-geek-out-about-what-am-i-hmmm-i-love-movies-i-watch-movies/) [Chris Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-evans/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/chris-evans-8997_about_what-do-i-geek-out-about-what-am-i-hmmm_814417.jpg) > [When you are given an opportunity to make a film like 'Body of Lies' - and I would put 'Blood Diamond' in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/when-you-are-given-an-opportunity-to-make-a-film-like-body-of-lies/) [Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f21/leonardo-dicaprio-997_blood_when-you-are-given-an-opportunity-to-mak_2618828.jpg) > [If diamonds are a girl's best friend, I wonder if blood diamonds are a girl's best friend 5 days out of the month?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chelsea-handler/if-diamonds-are-a-girl-s-best-friend-i-wonder-if-blood-diamonds-are-a/) [Chelsea Handler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chelsea-handler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/861/chelsea-handler-887_best-friend_if-diamonds-are-a-girl-s-best-friend-i-w_541761.png) > [When diamonds' role in fuelling violent conflict in Africa gained worldwide attention, the diamond industry established the Kimberley process in order to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-singer/when-diamonds-role-in-fuelling-violent-conflict-in-africa-gained/) [Peter Singer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-singer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/541/peter-singer-1001_africa_when-diamonds-role-in-fuelling-violent-c_2947714.jpg) > [Ivory is quickly becoming the new blood diamond of Africa and one that fuels militia battles. Some of the most notorious armed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-fogle/ivory-is-quickly-becoming-the-new-blood-diamond-of-africa-and-one/) [Ben Fogle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-fogle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/45d/ben-fogle-6670_army_ivory-is-quickly-becoming-the-new-blood_3138879.jpg) > [“OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING, my wedding to Troy Brennan was a beautiful event. Obscenely lavish and obnoxiously wasteful. Brennan spared no expense when it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-shen/objectively-speaking-my-wedding-to-troy-brennan-was-a-beautiful-event/) [L.J. Shen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-j-shen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/l-j-shen-1983_beauty_objectively-speaking-my-wedding-to-troy_3110587.jpg) > [“Materialism has defeated feminism as well. In a sign of the times, Gloria Steinem was on the picket line when the first…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-dowd/materialism-has-defeated-feminism-as-well-in-a-sign-of-the-times/) [Maureen Dowd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maureen-dowd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/maureen-dowd-6927_civil-war_materialism-has-defeated-feminism-as-wel_226179.jpg) > [“So I assume that those of you who are married and thus purchased a diamond for your wife are aware of how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-max/so-i-assume-that-those-of-you-who-are-married-and-thus-purchased-a/) [Tucker Max](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tucker-max/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/tucker-max-2064_marriage_so-i-assume-that-those-of-you-who-are-ma_818149.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blood-diamond/#itemlist", "name": "Blood Diamond Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "People come up and say very nice things about my work, like, 'You were great in 'Blood Diamond!'", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Harewood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-harewood/people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things-about-my-work-like-you-were/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/david-harewood-9223_blood_people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things_1456113.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/david-harewood-9223_blood_people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things_1456113.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/david-harewood-9223_blood_people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things_1456113.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“People come up and say very nice things about my work, like, 'You were great in 'Blood Diamond!'” — David Harewood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Hard cash blood diamonds n-ggas violent babys crying.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tyga" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyga/hard-cash-blood-diamonds-n-ggas-violent-babys-crying/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/tyga-579_quote_hard-cash-blood-diamonds-n-ggas-violent_247468.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/tyga-579_quote_hard-cash-blood-diamonds-n-ggas-violent_247468.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf1/tyga-579_quote_hard-cash-blood-diamonds-n-ggas-violent_247468.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hard cash blood diamonds n-ggas violent babys crying.” — Tyga", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "What do I geek out about? 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We”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "L.J. Shen" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-shen/objectively-speaking-my-wedding-to-troy-brennan-was-a-beautiful-event/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/l-j-shen-1983_beauty_objectively-speaking-my-wedding-to-troy_3110587.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/l-j-shen-1983_beauty_objectively-speaking-my-wedding-to-troy_3110587.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a5/l-j-shen-1983_beauty_objectively-speaking-my-wedding-to-troy_3110587.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“OBJECTIVELY SPEAKING, my wedding to Troy Brennan was a beautiful event. Obscenely lavish and obnoxiously…” — L.J. Shen", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Materialism has defeated feminism as well. In a sign of the times, Gloria Steinem was on the picket line when the first American DeBeers store opened on Fifth Avenue in June 2005, protesting the evictions of Bushmen in Botswana to make room for diamond miners and the charges that the company dealt in \"blood diamonds\" used to finance civil wars in Africa. Her presence meant nothing to young Hollywood beauties who are pleased to shill for the diamond industry in magazine layouts and personal appearances. As Steinem stood outside, Lindsay Lohan was inside the party, gushing over the possibility that she could get to wear one of the big rocks. Asked by reporters about the Bushmen controversy, she shrugged it off: \"I don't get involved in any drama.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maureen Dowd" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maureen-dowd/materialism-has-defeated-feminism-as-well-in-a-sign-of-the-times/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/maureen-dowd-6927_civil-war_materialism-has-defeated-feminism-as-wel_226179.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/maureen-dowd-6927_civil-war_materialism-has-defeated-feminism-as-wel_226179.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a7/maureen-dowd-6927_civil-war_materialism-has-defeated-feminism-as-wel_226179.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Materialism has defeated feminism as well. 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No no, the avarice of the entitled whore cannot be contained. And if blood diamonds are so fucking bad, why can't I by them at a discount? Or at least get them with a death certificate or an appendage or some sort of cogent backstory that might indicate an actual meaning to this useless little cube of carbon. Clearly the diamond market is broken on multiple levels.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tucker Max" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tucker-max/so-i-assume-that-those-of-you-who-are-married-and-thus-purchased-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/tucker-max-2064_marriage_so-i-assume-that-those-of-you-who-are-ma_818149.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/tucker-max-2064_marriage_so-i-assume-that-those-of-you-who-are-ma_818149.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/tucker-max-2064_marriage_so-i-assume-that-those-of-you-who-are-ma_818149.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So I assume that those of you who are married and thus purchased a diamond for your wife are aware of how…” — Tucker Max", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blood-diamond/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blood-diamond/", "name": "Blood Diamond Quotes", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/blood-diamond/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/484/david-harewood-9223_blood_people-come-up-and-say-very-nice-things_1456113.jpg" }, "description": "Browse 10 Blood Diamond quotes by 10 authors. 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