Intentions Quotes

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I know something of shame...How can we not all feel it? We are all small-minded people, creeping about the earth grubbing for our own adventure… — Helen Simonson
God has set his intentions in the flowers, in the dawn, in the spring, it is his will that we should love. — Victor Hugo
Advice is judged by results, not by intentions. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions. — Albert Camus
Good intentions are very mortal and perishable things. Like very mellow and choice fruit, they are difficult to keep. — Charles Simmons
In the end, a small section of the crowd, maybe 2,000 to 3,000, turned against me. And that was it. Inside the club they know… — Bryan Robson
Wolves which batten upon lambs, lambs consumed by wolves, the strong who immolate the weak, the weak victims of the strong: there you have Nature,… — Marquis de Sade
Our intentions attract the elements and forces, the events, the situation, the circumstances and the relationships necessary to fulfill the intended outcome. We don't need… — Deepak Chopra
The ocean was waiting with grand and bitter provocations, as if it invited you to think how deep it was, how much colder than your… — Saul Bellow
You create your reality with your intentions. — Gary Zukav
Habits eat good intentions for breakfast. — John Ortberg
I think England has served me very well. I like living in London for the reasons I gave. I have absolutely no intentions of cutting… — Colin Firth
We are spirits. That bodies should be lent us while they afford us pleasure, assist us in acquiring knowledge or in doing good to our… — Benjamin Franklin
We need to conceive of ourselves as "agents" impelled by self-generated intentions. — Jerome Bruner
In a way, Che Guevara's fate was far worse than Simon Bolivar's. Guevara's collapse was complete: his intentions were forgotten, but his style was taken… — Paul Theroux
In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they… — Confucius
When you help people, don't wait around to hear them say, "Thank you." A lot of times we do good things, but in the back… — Nouman Ali Khan
Why do I think that we, the intellectuals, are able to help? Simply because we, the intellectuals, have done the most terrible harm for thousands… — Karl Popper
No matter what situation we find ourselves in, we can always set our compass to our highest intentions in the present moment — Jack Kornfield
Everyday life surrounds us in a swirling chaos, and it's easy to fall into the grip of our ego's fears and confusion. Remind yourself each… — Deepak Chopra

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