Intended Quotes

832 Intended quotes by 682 unique authors

The possessions God allows us to have are intended for our use, not our enjoyment. Trying to squeeze something out of them that was never… — William Gurnall
Heaven is the perfect place to raise children. Everything will be just the way it was intended to be in the beginning, a perfect environment… — David Berg
It was always intended, though, that where Australian workers could negotiate better benefits as well with their employer, that those benefits come in in addition… — Chris Bowen
I`m very proud of the fact that Israel is the one country in a very broad radius that - in which Arabs have free and… — Benjamin Netanyahu
[as for evolution]....cutting out the sections [on the subject] is preferrable if the portions are not thick enough to cause damage to the spine of… — George R. R. Martin
The precept, "Know yourself," was not solely intended to obviate the pride of mankind; but likewise that we might understand our own worth. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
What restricts the use of the word 'lady' among the courteous is that it is intended to set a woman apart from ordinary humanity, and… — Judith Martin
Carelessness is not fatal to journalism, nor are cliches, for the eye rests lightly on them. But what is intended to be read once can… — Cyril Connolly
Man is not intended to see through the eyes of another, hear through another's ears nor comprehend with another's brain. Each human creature has individual… — Abdu'l-BahÃ¡
Nature intended you to be the fountain-spring of cheerfulness and social life, and not the mountain of despair and melancholy. — Arthur Helps
Martial music has sudden and strongly marked transitions from one note to another which that style of music requires; while in that which is intended… — Joshua Reynolds
I have heard painters acknowledge, though in that acknowledgment no degradation of themselves was intended, that they could do better without nature than with her;… — Joshua Reynolds
The word story is intended to alert the reader to the fact that, however closely the narrative may fit the facts, the fictional process has… — Bruce Chatwin
Perhaps blue, red, and yellow strike the mind more forcibly from there not being any great union between them, as martial music, which is intended… — Joshua Reynolds
A super-legislator body is not what the court was intended to be, When I ponder our country and its greatness, its weakness, its potential, my… — Tom Coburn
On the one hand it is said that the aim and object of music is to excite emotions, i.e., pleasurable emotions; on the other hand,… — Eduard Hanslick
What we've seen in Louisiana - the breakdown of law and order in the aftermath of disaster - is exactly the kind of situation where… — Wayne LaPierre
Once you get into this great stream of history you can't get out. You can drown. Or you can be pulled ashore by the tide.… — Richard M. Nixon
Accept good advice gracefully - as long as it doesn't interfere with what you intended to do in the first place. — Gene Brown
The artist dreams of works of real breadth; but, limited by his personality and the nature of his medium, limited by inner disturbances and loss… — Eric Maisel
Reading is not just about learning to recognize and pronounce words, but also about how to hear and understand them... It is wise to remember… — Marcus Borg
I don't see the script as just a springboard for my interpretation. You do your best to serve the vision writers have - not by… — Joe Mantello
These sprays, dusts, and aerosols are now applied almost universally to farms, gardens, forests, and homes-nonselective chemicals that have the power to kill every insect,… — Rachel Carson
Nature intended women to be our slaves. They are our property. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Race prejudice is a gift of nature, intended to preserve in purity the various divisions of mankind which the ages have evolved. — H P Lovecraft

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