Intention Quotes

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Man is a transitory being, and his designs must partake of the imperfections of their author. To confer duration is not always in our power.… — Samuel Johnson
God, as I use the word, is another name for what is. I always know God's intention: It's exactly what is in every moment. — Byron Katie
An affirmation states that a goal is already happening. I'm not crazy about this because, often when we affirm something that is not yet real,… — T. Harv Eker
Whenever we depart from voluntary cooperation and try to do good by using force, the bad moral value of force triumphs over good intentions. — Milton Friedman
I've found that worry and irritation vanish into thin air the moment I open my mind to the many blessings I possess. — Dale Carnegie
I always have to dream up there against the stars. If I don't dream I will make it, I won't even get close. — Henry J. Kaiser
Reality is above all else a variable, and nobody is qualified to say that he or she knows exactly what it is. As a matter… — Margaret Halsey
Our repeated failure to fully act as we would wish must not discourage us. It is the sincere intention that is the essential thing, and… — Thomas Troward
Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention?… — Oprah Winfrey
The specific goals we set for ourselves are almost always subsidiary to our long range intentions. A good parent, a good neighbour, a good citizen,… — Gordon Allport
Hoc age ['do this'] is the great rule, whether you are serious or merry; whether ... learning science or duty from a folio, or floating… — Samuel Johnson
Life, in a body whose order and state of affairs can make it manifest, is assuredly, as I have said, a real power that gives… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
Complexes are psychic contents which are outside the control of the conscious mind. They have been split off from consciousness and lead a separate existence… — Carl Jung
Now this circumscribed power, which we have scarcely examined, scarcely studied, this power to whose actions we nearly always attribute an intention and a goal,… — Jean-Baptiste Lamarck
History is a better guide than good intentions. — Jeane Kirkpatrick
It wasn't my intention in going after this part but I suppose now I do. The adult roles are a lot meatier - you're not… — Emmy Rossum
Sometimes, his methods and his motives are questionable and even his morals are questionable in the way he does things. But I think his intention… — Victor Garber
In the discharge of this trust I will only say that I have, with good intentions, contributed toward the organization and administration of the Government… — George Washington
If they prescribe pain killers that may increase the possibility of death so long as their specific intention was not to end life." "Doctors should… — Joe Lieberman
Evolution is a blind giant who rolls a snowball down a hill. The ball is made of flakes-circumstances. They contribute to the mass without knowing… — Mark Twain

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