Polished Quotes

196 Polished quotes by 175 unique authors

The book was in her lap; she had read no further. The power to change one’s life comes from a paragraph, a lone remark. The… — James Salter
Why should I be polished and improved like goods for sale? I might not even want to marry! And besides, I have many skills. I… — Juliet Marillier
I stalk certain words... I catch them in mid-flight, as they buzz past, I trap them, clean them, peel them, I set myself in front… — Pablo Neruda
Evie picked up the smallest of the rings and tried it on the fourth finger of her left hand. It fit perfectly. Raising it closer… — Lisa Kleypas
You guys are so caught up in your polished images and your passive-aggressive comments that no one ever comes right out and says anything. Well,… — Richelle Mead
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials. — Confucius
Every physical fact, every expression of nature, every feature of the earth, the work of any and all of those agents which make the face… — Matthew Fontaine Maury
When people hurt you over and over, think of them like sand paper. They may scratch and hurt you a bit, but in the end,… — Chris Colfer
Conversation is the blood of baseball. It flows through the game, an invigorating system of anecdotes. Ballplayers are tale tellers who have polished their malarkey… — Thomas Boswell
... the general consent of all that sect is that God (by his foreknowledge, counsel, and wisdom) has no assured election, neither yet any certain… — John Knox
Hardly any of my most memorable meals have been eaten in a restaurant, and definitely none in one of those fancy marble-floored, polished-silver establishments. — Yotam Ottolenghi
At 86, I can easily look back to the last eight decades. Though memory often fails me now, so many images of the past are… — F. Sionil Jose
Usually, I create tunes that are fragmented. I think the biggest obstacle for people with their creativity is that they feel they have to sit… — Jeff Mangum
Perhaps misguidedly, I always admire the people who are so polished. — Rosamund Pike
I think that kids need to grow up watching what I grew up watching - great entertainment; you know, Judy Garland and all these musicals… — Tammy Blanchard
Remember that when you meet your antagonist, to do everything in a mild agreeable manner. Let your courage be keen, but, at the same time,… — Richard Brinsley Sheridan
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
You work on an idea, your first interpretation is very raw and you work it and you work it and it gets polished and polished.… — Kim Weston
The toute ensemble was such as to make polished society blush, when compared with these savages. — Zebulon Pike
The second episode of any new show can be tough. You have about a week to top the well-crafted and polished pilot episode that was… — Michael Patrick King
Fierce for the right, he bore his part in strife with many a valiant foe; but laughter winged his polished dart, and kindness tempered every… — William Winters
No one will ever find true love cause it not raw material, it is ordinary love which have polished by time, struggle and pain. — Alvin
Somebody cries in the middle of the night, the neighbors hear but they turn out the light; A fragile soul caught in the hands of… — Martina McBride
You should never run from the truth - even if it don't suit you. The key is making sure it is the truth, not some… — Uncle Phil
When people hurt you over and over, think of them as sandpaper. They may scratch and hurt you, but in the end, you become polished… — Sarah Moores

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