--- title: "11 Diamonds In The Rough Quotes by 11 authors" description: "Browse 11 Diamonds In The Rough quotes by 11 authors. Discover the best Diamonds In The Rough sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/geraldine-vermaak-8787_adversity_obstacles-are-the-pressures-for-all-diam_383261.jpg" --- > [Obstacles are the pressures for all diamonds in the rough; no way around them only through them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-vermaak/obstacles-are-the-pressures-for-all-diamonds-in-the-rough-no-way/) [Geraldine Vermaak](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-vermaak/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/geraldine-vermaak-8787_adversity_obstacles-are-the-pressures-for-all-diam_383261.jpg) > [ “We're all diamonds in the rough until God gets His hands on us". ~R. Alan Woods \[1984\]” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-alan-woods/we-re-all-diamonds-in-the-rough-until-god-gets-his-hands-on-us-r-alan/) [R. Alan Woods](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-alan-woods/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17b/r-alan-woods-1455_clay_we-re-all-diamonds-in-the-rough-until-go_491676.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/britt-nicole/so-don-t-let-anybody-tell-you-that-you-re-not-loved-and-don-t-let/) [Britt Nicole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/britt-nicole/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d11/britt-nicole-44620_diamond_so-don-t-let-anybody-tell-you-that-you-r_317627.jpg) > [We really find that most houses we look at - that are really rough around the edges - most of those are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jonathan-scott/we-really-find-that-most-houses-we-look-at-that-are-really-rough/) [Jonathan Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jonathan-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2b/jonathan-scott-5297_beautiful_we-really-find-that-most-houses-we-look_3152899.jpg) > [“There are still some wonderful people left in this world! They are diamonds in the rough, but they're around! You'll find them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-joybell-c/there-are-still-some-wonderful-people-left-in-this-world-they-are/) [C. JoyBell C](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-joybell-c/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6af/c-joybell-c-471_diamonds-in-the-roug_there-are-still-some-wonderful-people-le_1026678.jpg) > [Professional critics are incapable of distinguishing and appreciating either diamonds in the rough or gold in bars. They are traders, and in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-joubert/professional-critics-are-incapable-of-distinguishing-and-appreciating/) [Joseph Joubert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-joubert/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e62/joseph-joubert-1017_appreciate_professional-critics-are-incapable-of-di_580671.png) > [You were walking on the moon, now you're feeling low What they said wasn't true, you're beautiful Sticks and stones break your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/broken-soul-2/you-were-walking-on-the-moon-now-you-re-feeling-low-what-they-said/) [Broken\_soul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/broken-soul-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f24/broken-soul-2-43757_1-in-a-million_you-were-walking-on-the-moon-now-you-re_1619554.jpg) > [“I come home from work this evening there was a note in the frying pan said Fix Your Own Supper Babe I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-prine/i-come-home-from-work-this-evening-there-was-a-note-in-the-frying-pan/) [John Prine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-prine/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/john-prine-3521_americana_i-come-home-from-work-this-evening-there_159528.jpg) > [I've heard them whisper in the halls, that girl is so unusual, but I keep the pedal to the floor. Life is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-rubyz/i-ve-heard-them-whisper-in-the-halls-that-girl-is-so-unusual-but-i/) [The Rubyz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-rubyz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e3/the-rubyz-109827_cotton-candy_i-ve-heard-them-whisper-in-the-halls-tha_511437.jpg) > [“We are diamonds in the rough Through the thrust and toil, we come out strong We are the breath of the earth,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinonye-j-chidolue/we-are-diamonds-in-the-rough-through-the-thrust-and-toil-we-come-out/) [Chinonye J. Chidolue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinonye-j-chidolue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89e/chinonye-j-chidolue-22960_chinonye-j-chidolue_we-are-diamonds-in-the-rough-through-the_2503845.jpg) > [Who Will I be? Hmm... How to choose Who to be Well lets see There's so many choices now Play guitar, be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/crystal/who-will-i-be-hmm-how-to-choose-who-to-be-well-lets-see-there-s-so/) [Crystal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/crystal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6be/crystal-1549_change-the-world_who-will-i-be-hmm-how-to-choose-who-to-b_2549713.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/diamonds-in-the-rough/#itemlist", "name": "Diamonds In The Rough Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Obstacles are the pressures for all diamonds in the rough; no way around them only through them.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Geraldine Vermaak" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-vermaak/obstacles-are-the-pressures-for-all-diamonds-in-the-rough-no-way/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/geraldine-vermaak-8787_adversity_obstacles-are-the-pressures-for-all-diam_383261.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/geraldine-vermaak-8787_adversity_obstacles-are-the-pressures-for-all-diam_383261.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/027/geraldine-vermaak-8787_adversity_obstacles-are-the-pressures-for-all-diam_383261.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Obstacles are the pressures for all diamonds in the rough; no way around them only through them.” — Geraldine Vermaak", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We're all diamonds in the rough until God gets His hands on us\". ~R. 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Life is a crazy winding road, and I know I've so far to go, can't wait to find out what's in store. Don't have to be what they want don't have to be what I'm not. Just got to keep driving toward the sun. I'm not sweet like cotton candy, may not be all that I can be, it's alright I'm enough, He loves to find diamonds in the rough, light up like New Year's Eve He's always working on me. 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Hmm... How to choose Who to be Well lets see There's so many choices now Play guitar, be a movie star In my head, a voice says Why not? Try everything Why stop? Reach for any dream I can rock 'cause it's my life and now's the time Who will I be? It's up to me All the never ending possibilities That I can see There's nothing that I can't do Who will I be? Yes I believe I get to make the future what I want to If I can become anyone and know the choice is Up to me! 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