Quotes About Rare Gems

#1. Ninety percent of my work is crap," he continued. "Another nine percent is mediocre, and then there are those rare gems that are actually useable.

Olivia Cunning

#2. Though the Indian ocean abounds in rich and rare gems, it does not boast a clearer sky nor more unruffled sea. If there be a shore that dreads not the fury of the faithless billows, it is some poor and narrow inlet unknown to the winds.

Pietro Metastasio

#3. Drinking from the beautiful chalice of knowledge is better than adorning oneself with gold and rare gems.

Eugene H. Peterson

#4. Seeking those elusive individuals is like mining for rare gems. It will take hard work, patience, and a persistent attitude. To find that rich seam of colourful stones, you will have to chip through dirt and rock. You will have to learn how to hold rubble in your hands and see the fortune inside.

Chris Murray

#5. How much do I love thee? Go ask the deep sea How many rare gems In its coral caves be; Or ask the broad billows, That ceaselessly roar, How many bright sands Do they kiss on the shore?

Mary Ashley Townsend

#6. It has been hard for me to find it, but I have found love.

Lady Gaga

#7. Rich and rare were the gems she wore, And a bright gold ring on her hand she bore.

Thomas Moore

#8. Like a good Indian, he knew when to talk and when to remain silent. Like a good Indian, he knew there was never a good time to talk.

Sherman Alexie

#9. It was the continuance of things that crushed her already broken heart. The gears of the world turning on while she lived with his absence like a black tumor in her chest, the grief so potent she could barely bring herself to breathe.

Blake Crouch

#10. I'll never be a weightlifter..

Kai Greene

#11. In terms of justice, the most important thing is not to be part of organized crime.

Josefina Vazquez Mota

#12. Brilliant strategy is the best route to desirable ends with available means.

Max McKeown

#13. There are gems of wondrous brightness
Ofttimes lying at our feet,
And we pass them, walking thoughtless,
Down the busy, crowded street.
If we knew, our pace would slacken,
We would step more oft with care,
Lest our careless feet be treading
To the earth some jewel rare.

Rudyard Kipling

#14. A collection of rare thoughts is nothing less than a cabinet of intellectual gems

William Buell Sprague