How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Aladdin.
Quote #1
PEDDLER: I can see that you're only interested in the exceptionally rare. I think then, you would be most rewarded to consider this. Do not be fooled by its commonplace appearance. Like so many things, it is not what is outside, but what is inside that counts. This is no ordinary lamp! It once changed the course of a young man's life. A young man who liked this lamp was more than what he seemed. A diamond in the rough.
This lamp might not look like much, but it's what on the inside that counts. That's not usually how our ideas about society and class work, do they? Well, we think Aladdin is about to prove us all wrong.
Quote #2
CAVE: Who disturbs my slumber?
GAZEEM: It is I, Gazeem, a humble thief.
CAVE: Know this. Only one may enter here. One whose worth lies far within. A diamond in the rough.
JAFAR: What are you waiting for? Go on!
CAVE: Seek thee out, the diamond in the rough.
Settling aside the fact that Gazeem is a murderer and not a "humble thief," even the Cave of Wonders knows you've gotta have something special if you want to go inside and get the lamp. Doesn't matter if you're fancy like Jafar or lowly like Gazeem—if you're not right in your heart, things aren't gonna turn out well for you.
Quote #3
ALADDIN: Gotta eat to live, gotta steal to eat. Otherwise we'd get along!
GUARDS: Wrong!
This is an interesting little side note in Aladdin's tune about stealing. He observes that if he and the guards weren't on different sides of the class divide, they might be friends. The guards aren't super convinced by his logic…or by his singing skills.