Quotes About Intrinsic

There's two identity markers I'm sure of, and one is, I'm Jewish. And the other is, I'm a writer. There's just no arguing with either thing. I'm just Jewish.

Truth ... is the sovereign good of human nature.

You are a very special person. There is only one like you in the whole world. There's never been anyone exactly like you before, and there will never be again. Only you. And people can like you exactly as you are.

One of our chief jobs in life, it seems to me, is to realize how rare and valuable each one of us really is–that each of us has something which no one else has–or ever will have–something inside which is unique to all time.

Here's what is truly at the heart of wholeheartedness: Worthy now. Not if, not when, we're worthy of love and belonging now. Right this minute. As is.

Valoarea unui om este un drept înn?scut.

It is our nasty twentieth-century materialism that makes us feel: what is the use of writing, painting, etc., unless one has an audience or gets cash for it? Socrates and the men of the Renaissance did so much because the rewards were intrinsic, i.e., the enlargement of the soul.

Hän oli kysynyt hintaani. En ollut vastannut, koska ihmisellä ei voi olla hintaa.

The value of a man is not in his skin, that we should touch him.

She likes to do everything for herself and has no belief in any one's power to help her.

all my life I had been looking forward for something happening, some intrinsic event that would alter my life, and now suddenly, inspired by the absolute hopelessness of everything, I felt relieved, felt as though a great burden had been lifted from my shoulders.

But how? Genius in the Sperm Whale? Has the Sperm Whale ever written a book, spoken a speech? No, his great genius is declared in his doing nothing particular to prove it. It is moreover declared in his pyramidical silence. (Moby Dick Chapter lxxix p345)

I shy away from plot structure that depends on the characters behaving in ways that are going to eventually be explained by their childhood, or by some recent trauma or event. People are incredibly complicated. Who knows why they are the way they are?

The kingdom of God is within you

Spirit is love inside the love.

The value of human beings does not consist in their appearance

It is only when a person has his own generator that we can talk about motivation. He then needs no outside stimulation. He wants to do it.

Music has an intrinsic value that touches Americans - they love their music, and want more.

Don't aim for success if you want it; just do what you love and believe in, and it will come naturally. Despite everything, I believe that people are really good at heart.

The first place where self-esteem begins its journey is within us.

Our behavior does not determine who we are!

Consciousness doesn't emerge from matter because it has always been in matter. Consciousness is a fundamental quality that exists everywhere and in everything.

Life should be an aim unto itself, a purpose unto itself.

Chantal berpikir: aku sudah jadi idola erotik seorang pengemis. Alangkah terhormat! Lalu dia koreksi dirinya sendiri: mengapa birahi pengemis harus kurang terhormat daripada nafsu pebisnis? Justru karena nafsu birahi pengemis tidak bakalan kesampaian, dalam nafsu itu terkandung sesuatu yang tak ternilai harganya: birahi itu merdeka dan tulus.