Intention Quotes

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Wizard's Second Rule The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. — Terry Goodkind
I said with perfect honest, "I have no intention of trying to take these suckers out by myself, no. — Robin McKinley
No, I only think you cruel, as I said the other day. Maybe not intentionally cruel; but you seem to be forcing me into disclosures… — Kate Chopin
This must be part of Mother Nature's master planâ€”making these boys so irresistibly cute, in such a naughty way, that the purity of their intentions… — Rachel Cohn
But this man had set down with a hammer and chisel and carved out a stone water trough to last ten thousand years. Why was… — Cormac McCarthy
Life is not governed by will or intention. Life is a question of nerves, and fibres, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself… — Oscar Wilde
[E]very plot, worth the name, must be elaborated to its dÃ©nouement before anything be attempted with the pen. It is only with the dÃ©nouement constantly… — Edgar Allan Poe
Norman Mailer described the desire to be cool as a "decision to encourage the psychopath in oneself, to explore that domain of experience where security… — Anthony Bourdain
Life has a way of disregarding even your best intentions. — Sarah Dessen
Before you go anywhere, Mr. Football Player,â€ Nita said, â€œI want to know exactly what your intentions are toward my Blue. — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
There are no bad words. Bad thoughts. Bad intentions, and wooooords. — George Carlin
If we all were judged according to the consequences Of all our words and deeds, beyond the intention And beyond our limited understanding Of ourselves… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
The only ethical principle which has made science possible is that the truth shall be told all the time. If we do not penalize false… — Dorothy L. Sayers
It took me a long time to realize that distance can ruin even the best of intentions. — Nicholas Sparks
...the essential intention is the real sin. A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man. — Anthony Burgess
Our intention is to affirm this life, not to bring order out of chaos, nor to suggest improvements in creation, but simply to wake up… — John Cage
The abbot told me once that lying was a betrayal to one's self. It's evidence of self-loathing. You see, when you are so ashamed of… — Michael J. Sullivan
I don't-" I shake my head. (...) "What? What were you going to say?" This is another trick of shrinks. They never let you stop… — Ned Vizzini
Don't ever trust men with good intentions. They'll always disappoint you." Leo — Lisa Kleypas
Art flies around truth, but with the definite intention of not getting burnt. Its capacity lies in finding in the dark void a place where… — Franz Kafka

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