Intention Quotes

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I'm delirious with joy. It proves that if you confront the universe with good intentions in your heart, it will reflect that and reward your… — J. Michael Straczynski
I have no intention of retiring. Even my blood sugar is better when I'm working. — Elaine Stritch
A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your… — Jonathan Swift
With rock music, the amount of power that you can generate, the intensity behind the intentions of your lyrics that you can really reflect through… — Serj Tankian
No one would remember the Good Samaritan if he'd only had good intentions; he had money as well. — Margaret Thatcher
One of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition - that something can slide away from your original intentions. — Ben Whishaw
A gentleman is one who never hurts anyone's feelings unintentionally. — Oscar Wilde
It has never demonstrated any desire to provide humane treatment to captured Americans. If anything, the murders of Nicholas Berg and Daniel Pearl declare al… — John Yoo
I think we're entering a very dangerous time. The West has set itself up, decided it's in charge, not for good intentions, not for the… — Thom Yorke
When you know your intention, you are in a position to choose the consequences that you will create for yourself. When you choose an intention… — Gary Zukav
How often we recall with regret that Napoleon once shot at a magazine editor and missed him and killed a publisher. But we remember with… — Mark Twain
I've never had any intentions about anything. That's why I am where I am today, which is neither here nor there, in a literal sense. — Edward Gorey
To transform the world, we must begin with ourselves; and what is important in beginning with ourselves is the intention. The intention must be to… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
If industrial man continues to multiply his numbers and expand his operations he will succeed in his apparent intention, to seal himself off from the… — Edward Abbey
I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions. — Augusten Burroughs
I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself. — Oprah Winfrey
Ah" said Dumbledore gently, "Yes I thought we might hit that little snag!" "Snag?" said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy. "I see no… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
...I want first of all - in fact, as an end to these other desires - to be at peace with myself. I want a… — Anne Morrow Lindbergh
If God permits virtue to be persecuted on earth, it is not for us to question his intentions. It may be that his rewards are… — Marquis de Sade
One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results. — Milton Friedman

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