Quotes About Intrinsic

Gold and silver, like other commodities, have an intrinsic value, which is not arbitrary, but is dependent on their scarcity, the quantity of labour bestowed in procuring them, and the value of the capital employed in the mines which produce them.

Inspiration, Admiration - Motivation [I AM]- a very well defined characteristic of the SOUL.

The Lovely Knowing, your source of intuition and inspiration may not always be explainable, but it is always attainable!

You like a person not because of what they have but for what they truly are.

Be a person of value, but never try to define your worth.

I do not care for socially recognizable success. I only value that success which I can feel within me, which satisfies me, and which basically stems from self-knowledge.

What is wild cannot be bought or sold, borrowed or copied. It is. Unmistakable, unforgettable, unshakable, elemental as earth and ice, water, fire and air, a quintessence, pure spirit, resolving into no constituents. Don't waste your wildness: it is precious and necessary.

Because the heart beats under a covering of hair, of fur, feathers, or wings, it is, for that reason, to be of no account?

L'amour véritable vient de nous seuls et ne requiert aucun retour.

Obviously we want to succeed. But on some level, success is irrelevant, because the process is inherently satisfying. Waking

a man's value was not in his mode of mobility but what was inside.

Take two pictures representing the same subject; one may be dismissed as illustration if it is dominated by the subject and has no other justification but the subject, the other may be called painting if the subject is completely absorbed in the style, which is its own justification, whatever the subject, and has an intrinsic value.

Bodies have their own light which they consume to live: they burn, they are not lit from the outside.

Fear thrives strongest; there is no telling how little we would be without having suffered fear. An intrinsic characteristic of humanity is the tendency to give in to fear. No fear is lost, but its hiding places are a riddle. Perhaps, of all things, fear is the one that changes least.

you are worthy and lovable, just as you are, on your own.

Kind hearts are more than coronets / And simple faith than Norman blood.

One might sense gods everywhere, even within one's own self. What if I am I but penetrated by divinities?

Some of the higher price of L.A. real estate does reflect the intrinsic pleasure of living there, as I'm reminded every time I walk out my door into the perfect weather.

Also everyone's hearts are in the right place when you do a small movie. You're not doing it for the money; you're not doing it for the possibility of an Oscar nomination. You are doing it because you love the material.

My father offered me a dollar for every pound I would lose as a kid. It didn't work. And it doesn't really work in the long run. Who are you competing against? It's you. You need to be doing this for you and only you.

Personally, I experience success when I enjoy what I'm doing. I love the creative process, even if the end result isn't embraced by anyone else.

Knowing your self-worth isn't something others can validate. You either believe it or you don't.

You can't sell love and you can't buy Happiness, no price tags on either . . . and if you think there is, the way to Hell lies open.

I fail to share your optimism about our intrinsic worth to a master vampire," I said