Intent Quotes

469 quotes by 391 authors

[The Drafters of the Constitution] were intent on avoiding more than 100 years of religious intolerance and persecution in American colonial history and an even… — John M Swomley
Poetry criticism at its worst today is mean in spirit and spiteful in intent, as if determined to inflict the wound that will spur the… — David Lehman
In America, they shoot budgets and schedules, and they don't shoot films any more. There's more opportunity in Europe to make films that at least… — Paul Bettany
However one might pray - in any verbal way or completely without words - is unimportant to God. What matters is the heart's intent. — Reverend Malcolm Boyd
I'd been on 'SVU' before and I'd been on 'Criminal Intent,' but I wasn't a follower. Like, my mom watches every episode, even before I… — Kelli Giddish
Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract. — Chuck Hagel
Any decision to use lethal force against a United States citizen - even one intent on murdering Americans and who has become an operational leader… — Eric Holder
Justice White's conclusion is perhaps correct, if one assumes that the task of a court of law is to plumb the intent of the particular… — Antonin Scalia
I think with something like 'Watchmen' you can genuinely call that a graphic novel because it has the weight and the intent of a proper… — Dave Gibbons
I do want to state that I have never kissed a girl nor have I touched a girl immorally or with sexual intent — Bill Gothard
About 25 years ago, I took a bicycle across the United States. I soon found out that the greatest item of clothing was the trusty… — Colum McCann
I don't know how to stop it, there was never any intent to write a programming language [...] I have absolutely no idea how to… — Rasmus Lerdorf
I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis,… — Serge Lang
Prayers prayed in the Spirit never die until they accomplish God's intended purpose. His answer may not be what we expected, or when we expected… — Wesley L Duewel
Plants were bound for good or ill to their places. They expressed not only beauty but also the thoughts of God's world, with an intent… — Carl Jung
...our societies appear to be intent on immediate consumption rather than on investment for the future. We are piling up enormous debts and exploiting the… — Lesslie Newbigin
Intent is all-important. Your intent determines what happens to you inwardly, in a karmic sense. — Frederick Lenz
And my wife is - you know my wife, Hanna Rosin - it's hard, there's no doubt. We have three kids, and it's a pain.… — David Plotz
Watchfulness is the only guard against cunning. Be intent on his intentions. Many succeed in making others do their own affairs, and unless you possess… — Baltasar Gracian
The writer is committed when he plunges to the very depths of himself with the intent to disclose, not his individuality, but his person in… — Jean-Paul Sartre

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