Intrinsic Quotes

216 Intrinsic quotes by 169 unique authors

To me, then, true criticism consists in trying to find out the intrinsic worth of the thing itself, and not in attributing a quality to… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
For most of us, karma and negative emotions obscure the ability to see our own intrinsic nature, and the nature of reality. As a result… — Sogyal Rinpoche
Virtue and learning, like gold, have their intrinsic value: but if they are not polished, they certainly lose a great deal of their luster: and… — Lord Chesterfield
Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand - a business as safe and commendable as making… — Willa Cather
Writing should be meaningful for children, Y an intrinsic need should be aroused in them, and Y writing should be incorporated into a task that… — Lev S. Vygotsky
You can write about anything, and if you write well enough, even the reader with no intrinsic interest in the subject will become involved. — Tracy Kidder
Many pictures turn out to be limp translations of the known world instead of vital objects which create an intrinsic world of their own. There… — Robert Heinecken
The idea that each individual has intrinsic, God-given value and is of infinite worth quite apart from any social contribution - an idea most pagans… — Elaine Pagels
In science, law is not a rule imposed from without, but an expression of an intrinsic process. The laws of the lawgiver are impotent beside… — Clifford Allbutt
The available supply of gold and silver being wholly inadequate to permit the issuance of coins of intrinsic value or paper currency convertible into coin… — Abraham Lincoln
There is no intrinsic reason for the scarcity of capital. — John Maynard Keynes
As long as we are alive, we feel fear. It is an intrinsic part of our makeup, as natural as a bitter cold winter day… — Tara Brach
Living capital, which has the special capacity to continuously regenerate itself, is ultimately the source of all real wealth. To destroy it for money, a… — David Korten
I was raised to volunteer: nursing homes, clinics, church nurseries, school, everywhere that could use help. It's such an intrinsic part of me, to use… — Debby Ryan
We must infer that a plant or animal of any species, is made up of special units, in all of which there dwells the intrinsic… — Herbert Spencer
There's an intrinsic value in creating something for the sake of creating it. — Rodney Mullen
It's easier to play a dim character, for me, because I have a natural bent for comedy. It's not intrinsic for me to be crafty,… — Stephen Root
In an efficient market at any point in time the actual price of a security will be a good estimate of its intrinsic value. — Eugene Fama
Every book has an intrinsic impossibility, which its writer discovers as soon as his first excitement dwindles. — Annie Dillard
Specie [gold and silver coin] is the most perfect medium because it will preserve its own level; because, having intrinsic and universal value, it can… — Thomas Jefferson
There seems no intrinsic reason why everyone shouldn't be (self-actualising). Apparently every baby has possibilities for self-actualisation, but most get it knocked out of them… — Abraham Maslow
The fact that labour is external to the worker, i.e., it does not belong to his intrinsic nature; that in his work, therefore he does… — Karl Marx
People are born with intrinsic motivation, self-esteem, dignity, curiosity to learn, joy in learning. — W. Edwards Deming
Beyond mind, there is an awareness that is intrinsic, that is not given to you by the outside, and is not an idea - and… — Rajneesh
In the ideal college, intrinsic education would be available to anyone who wanted it...The college would be life-long, for learning can take place all through… — Abraham Maslow

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