Intent Quotes

469 quotes by 391 authors

Writing is hard work, not magic. It begins with deciding why you are writing and whom you are writing for. What is your intent? What… — Suze Orman
Quality begins with the intent, which is fixed by management. — W. Edwards Deming
Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they are too focused on looking for something else. They go to parties intent on finding their perfect partner,… — Richard Wiseman
Hamas is responsible for countless homicide bombings that have killed hundreds of Israeli citizens. They have waged a terror war with the sole intent of… — Vito Fossella
One of the best safeguards of our hopes, I have suggested, is to be able to mark off the areas of hopelessness and to acknowledge… — William F. Lynch
It's also true, however, that having conquered the regional writer ghetto, I am now intent on conquering the nationalist writer ghetto and moving out into… — Rick Moody
When you're fighting with a stunt person, your intent is to miss. — Victoria Pratt
That dichotomy between the public consumption of the work and my intent and practice in making it is an uneasy one for me, on occasion. — Jock Sturges
Because of the attitude of a few mental dinosaurs intent on exploiting our initial success, Brian's huge talent has never been fully appreciated in America… — Dennis Wilson
O ye rich ones on earth! The poor in your midst are My trust; guard ye My trust, and be not intent only on your… — BahÃ¡'u'llÃ¡h
The problem is compounded by the fact that the connection between cause and effect seems so improbable. By turning on the lights, filling the kettle,… — George Monbiot
For an athlete to function properly, he must be intent. There has to be a definite purpose and goal if you are to progress. If… — John Wooden
Make no mistake about it: once a band has signed a letter of intent, they will either eventually sign a contract that suits the label… — Steve Albini
You are one of the noblest of God's creations. His intent is that your life be gloriously beautiful regardless of your circumstances. As you are… — Richard G. Scott
The intelligent student, after studying vedic texts, is solely intent on acquiring wisdom and realization. He should discard the texts altogether, as the man who… — Chidananda Saraswati
The extent to which we live from day to day, from week to week, intent on details and oblivious to larger presences, is a gauge… — Robert Grudin
The intent of the individuals who created the DDoS attacks has nothing to do with hacking, and they are vandals, not hackers. — Kevin Mitnick
In terms of writing about horses, I fell backwards into that. I was intent on getting a Ph.D., becoming a professor, and writing on history… — Laura Hillenbrand
It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes. — Jon Corzine
If you were just intent on killing people you could do better with a bomb made of agricultural fertiliser. — Ian Hacking

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