Character Quote by Donavan Nelson Butler, Master Sergeant US Army

“Diamonds were nothing more than carbon, but carbon in a crystal lattice that made it the hardest known mineral in nature. That was the…

— Alan Bradley

“A diamond is just a rock that refused to break under heat and pressure.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

A diamond is merely a lump of coal that did well under pressure. So imagine how brilliant a human being can be by sustaining…

— Babloo

“A diamond doesn't start out polished and shining. It once was nothing special, but with enough pressure and time, becomes spectacular. I'm that diamond.”

— Solange nicole

The brightest and most valuable diamond started life as just a lump of carbon

— Peter Dilger

“Diamond is the hardest substance, but the Irony, it is also brittle.”

— Pushkar Saraf

“A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A diamond is just a rock. A really expensive rock.”

— C.V. Hunt

“«And remember, diamonds are objects of infinite beauty, but it is with them that are forged the most lethal weapons,» the creature recited, disappearing.”

— Chiara Cilli

“Without a whole lot of pressure, a diamond is just a piece of coal.”

— Miriam Darnell

“A rock that perseveres under heat and pressure soon becomes a diamond.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A diamond only truly appreciates pressure the day it begins to shine.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo