Rough Quotes

870 quotes by 734 authors

Critics can be your most important friend. I don't read criticism of my stuff only because when it's bad, it's rough-and when it's good, it's… — Kevin Bacon
I was ten when I got my first serious beating. It was rough. — David Bailey
Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough. — Mary McLeod Bethune
Friends are the best to turn to when you're having a rough day. — Justin Bieber
Compared to America or Europe, God isn't a big part of our lives here. I don't know anyone here who goes to church when he's… — Bjork
An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and it made a big difference… — Anthony Bourdain
I got along better with the guys than with the girls. Only two girls came up to talk to me. Later I found out they… — Christina Aguilera
I have spoken honestly about being born into a home where there was discord and chaos. I saw my mom have a rough time with… — Christina Aguilera
I swam at school a lot. Long-distance swimming in pools, and diving, then when we moved to Hastings when I was 13 I used to… — Jo Brand
The cool kindliness of sheets, that soon smooth away trouble; and the rough male kiss of blankets. — Rupert Brooke
Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles. — Thomas Browne
Don't learn to do, but learn in doing. Let your falls not be on a prepared ground, but let them be bona fide falls in… — Samuel Butler
Those who remember New York in the 1970s, as I do, look back on a city that had hit a very rough patch - decaying,… — Graydon Carter
Let me back up a little and tell you why I prefer writing to real life: You can rewrite. A novel, for example, can be… — Harlan Coben
I am passionate about keeping the human dimension in things. You have to keep the rough edges and the inconsistencies, that's what makes it interesting.… — Jarvis Cocker
Blessed be childhood, which brings down something of heaven into the midst of our rough earthliness. — Henri Frederic Amiel
I've gone for each type: the rough guy; the nerdy, sweet, lovable guy; and the slick guy. I don't really have a type. Men in… — Jennifer Aniston
Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May. — William Shakespeare
In an audience of rough people a generous sentiment always brings down the house. In the tumult of war both sides applaud a heroic deed. — Thomas Wentworth Higginson
A golf ball can stop in the fairway, rough, woods, bunker or lake. With five equally likely options, very few balls choose the fairway. — Jim Bishop

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