Intentions Quotes

701 quotes by 566 authors

Wizard's Second Rule The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. — Terry Goodkind
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 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
It took me a long time to realize that distance can ruin even the best of intentions. — Nicholas Sparks
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
Don't ever trust men with good intentions. They'll always disappoint you." Leo — Lisa Kleypas
Jerome was sliding and climbing on top of me and it felt like it had the night before, like a crushing weight. So do boys… — Jeffrey Eugenides
The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions — Daniel Webster
The idea of Dumbledore's corpse frightened Harry much less than the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore's intentions. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I hurt myself deeply, though at the time I had no idea how deeply. I should have learned many things from that experience, but when… — Haruki Murakami
So do boys and men announce their intentions. They cover you like a sarcophagus lid. And call it love. — Jeffrey Eugenides
I may have had good reasons. I may have had the best of intentions. But intentions arenâ€™t enough, no matter how good they are. Intentions… — Jim Butcher
I had asked her for help, and she had sent me to the lions. I knew that she was trying to save her little girl,… — Laura Whitcomb
â€Ž"Don't bother too much about your feelings. When they are humble, loving, brave, give thanks for them; when they are conceited, selfish, cowardly, ask to… — C.S. Lewis
Those who love their dream of a Christian community more than the Christian community itself become destroyers of that Christian community even though their personal… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Most of our platitudes notwithstanding, self-deception remains the most difficult deception. The tricks that work on others count for nothing in that very well-lit back… — Joan Didion
(P)eopleâ€™s good intentions can wind up putting us in boxes as confining as coffins. — Gayle Forman

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