I've always been led to believe that the ultimate goal for an author is the movie deal. Now I understand that the movie deal is merely a MEANS TO A MUCH HIGHER END: NAIL POLISH. - Kristin Cashore
People are all diamonds. They are already valuable, brillant and unique in their own right. Sometimes a person can do with a buff, a fluff and a polish to bring out the natural brillance and clarity that has always existed within them. - Evette Rose
Writing is like a lump of coal. Put it under enough pressure and polish it enough and you might just end up with a diamond. Otherwise, you can burn it to keep warm. - A.J. Dalton
It is good to rub and polish our brain against that of others - Michel de Montaigne
Our shoes carry our body, so we polish them; our body carries our soul, so we clean the body, but, what about our soul? - Rahul Rampal
When you're given a brilliant child you polish her and let her shine. Pigs in Heaven - Barbara Kingsolver
In the Italian kitchen, ingredients are not treated as promising but untutored elements that need to be corrected through long and intricate manipulation and refined by the ultimate polish of a sauce. - Marcella Hazan
When you have an idea, it is like carbon. It has potential. To make it into a diamond, you need to put in hard work. When you have a diamond, it may not be perfect. You need to polish it, improve it. Only then is it valuable. - Rohan Kulkarni
Authority without wisdom is like a heavy axe without an edge, fitter to bruise than polish. - Anne Bradstreet
Always polish the dirt for a refreshing start and seek out to build new mental structures that can help you to become rejuvenated. - Saaif Alam
In the German tongue, in the Polish townScraped flat by the rollerOf wars, wars, wars ... - Sylvia Plath
We must beat the iron while it is hot, but we may polish it at leisure. - John Dryden
We live in a world where lemonade is made from aritificial flavoring and furniture polish is made from real lemons
The test of a sword is not its polish but its temper - Elizabeth Moon
POLISH your MIND to reflect the shimmering BEAUTY of your WORDS and ACTIONS. - Michael Bassey Johnson
Excellence is a journey and a constant process. It is never a final destination. Have fun and enjoy it as a lifetime self-improvement program. Polish yourself for excellence. Glitter and sparkle for success. - Mark F. LaMoure