F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American novelist and screenwriter
"The Diamond As Big As The Ritz"
Quoted, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)
F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940) American novelist and screenwriter
"The Diamond As Big As The Ritz"
Quoted, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)
Sia (musician) (1975) Australian singer
Diamonds, Unapologetic (2012). Cowritten with Benjamin Levin, Mikkel Eriksen and Tor Hermansen.
Songs
Rodman Philbrick book The Last Book in the Universe
Source: The Last Book in the Universe
“The most desired gift of love is not diamonds or roses or chocolate. It is focused attention. ”
Rick Warren (1954) Christian religious leader
Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) American politician, 40th president of the United States (in office from 1981 to 1989)
As quoted in "Ronald Reagan and Race" https://www.nationalreview.com/2019/08/ronald-reagan-and-race-richard-nixon-tape/ (August 2019), by Jay Nordlinger, National Review <br class="br">1980s, First term of office (1981–1985)
Edward Bellamy (1850–1898) American author and socialist
Source: Looking Backward, 2000-1887 http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext96/lkbak10.txt (1888), Ch. 9.
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
Attributed in Mohammed Sirajul Islam (1967), Everyman's General Knowledge
In fact this is a Chinese saying by a Confucian scholar from the Ming Dynasty, 焦竑 (Jiao Hong) (1540—1620)《玉堂丛语》卷五: 宁为有瑕玉,不作无瑕石。
Misattributed, Chinese