Intention Quotes

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Trivers, pursuing his theory of the emotions to its logical conclusion, notes that in a world of walking lie detectors the best strategy is to… — Steven Pinker
Neighborhood is a word that has come to sound like a Valentine. As a sentimental concept, 'neighborhood' is harmful to city planning. It leads to… — Jane Jacobs
I saw myself. . . in the time I watched, I saw strength and frailty, pride and vanity, courage and fear. Of wisdom, a little.… — Lloyd Alexander
You... were created to be loved. So for you to live as if you were unloved is a limitation, not the other way around... Living… — William P. Young
We can assume that most people, most of the time, are moral creatures. But imagine that this morality is like a gearshift that at times… — Philip Zimbardo
The necessary consequence of man's right to life is his right to self-defense. In a civilized society, force may be used only in retaliation and… — Ayn Rand
No excuses ever, for anyone; that is my principle at the outset. I deny the good intention, the respectable mistake, the indiscretion, the extenuating circumstance.… — Albert Camus
Anyone who says he knows God's intention is showing a lot of very human ego. — Michael Crichton
It is one thing to make a mistake, and quite another thing not to admit it. People will forgive mistakes, because mistakes are usually of… — Stephen Covey
Sometimes when I watch my dog, I think about how good life can be, if we only lose ourselves in our stories. Lucy doesn't read… — Donald Miller
Lies were lethal, however honourable the intentions of the liar. They deprived people of the opportunity to know the basic facts of their own lives. — Sophie Hannah
You...you've been here quite a long time, haven't you?" What? Oh...yes. Ever since I married What's-her-name. Uh, Martha. Even before that. Forever. Dashed hopes, and… — Edward Albee
Gossip is never fatal until it is denied. Gossip goes on about every human being alive and about all the dead that are alive enough… — Booth Tarkington
THE LUXE IS . . . Pretty girls in pretty dresses, partying until dawn. Irresistible boys with mischievous smiles and dangerous intentions. White lies, dark… — Anna Godbersen
He remembered his mother's love for him, and his family's, and his friends', and the enemy's intention to kill him seemed impossible. — Leo Tolstoy
Sometimes serendipity is just intention unmasked. — Elizabeth Berg
He sighed deeply: to fall in love at first sight with this malodorous sleeping girl, with, as far as he could see, no pretensions to… — Betty Neels
When a patient says he feels stuck and confused, and through good intentions he struggles to become loose and clear, he only remains chronically trapped… — Sheldon B. Kopp
I was once a fortunate man but at some point fortune abandoned me. But true good fortune is what you make for yourself. Good fortune:… — Marcus Aurelius
If we fall, we don't need self-recrimination or blame or anger - we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to… — Sharon Salzberg

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