Diamond Quote by Nicky Oppenheimer

“Diamonds are intrinsically worthless, except for the deep psychological need they fill. —NICKY OPPENHEIMER, CHAIRMAN OF DE BEERS     Advertising”

— Aja Raden

Diamonds are nothing more than chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.

— Malcolm Forbes

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

Human life is fragile: we live in the space between one breath and the next. We often try to maintain an illusion of permanence,…

— Victoria Finlay

Rough diamonds may sometimes be mistaken for worthless pebbles.

— Anonymous

Diamonds are to be found only in the darkness of the earth, and truth in the darkness of the mind.

— Victor Hugo

My reason for choosing diamonds is that, dense as they are, they represent the greatest worth in the smallest volume.

— Coco Chanel

Diamonds are created through the pressures of earth and then have to go through a million dirty roads to get to the cutter who…

— Jeremy Sisto

Every diamond has the ability to shine when there is someone to recognize its good facets and inhibit its flaws.

— Wes Fesler

The hardness of a diamond is part of its usefulness, but its true value is in the light that shines through it.

— B.K.S. Iyengar

Diamonds are the hardest thing known except ... the human will.

— Superman

Diamonds are the tears of the poor.

— Helen McCloy