Intentions Quotes

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People started down the road with good intentions, but the moment the road became rough or difficult, they'd abandon it. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I like the idea of something greater than us. We destroy things with our curiosity. We shatter with our best intentions. We are no closer… — Lauren DeStefano
I'll have those niggers voting Democratic for the next 200 years. [Touting his underlying intentions for the "Great Society" programs, LBJ confided with two like-minded… — Lyndon B. Johnson
I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on oneâ€™s guard, catching every glance, the significance… — Mikhail Lermontov
Tessa: "A little girl robbed you?" Will: "Actually, she wasn't a little girl at all, as it turns out, but a midget in a dress… — Cassandra Clare
Good intentions are only lies the weak tell themselves. — R.L. LaFevers
So this is the young man who has intentions toward my little girl." Bobby shifted in his seat and crossed his legs. "It is not… — Ally Carter
In art intentions are not sufficient and, as we say in Spanish, love must be proved by deeds and not by reasons. What one does… — Pablo Picasso
Words are easy to say, but emotions betray the best intentions. — Sherrilyn Kenyon
He had no plans, no definite intentions, except to kiss her lips again, to hold her in his arms. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Maybe Dauntless was formed with good intentions, with the right ideals and the right goals. But it has strayed far from them. And the same… — Veronica Roth
You are such a chick." I widened my eyes in mock surprise. "No way. Are you sure?" Sighing again, he rubbed at the tattoos on… — Gena Showalter
In the march towards Truth, anger, selfishness, hatred, etc., naturally give way, for otherwise Truth would be impossible to attain. A man who is swayed… — Mahatma Gandhi
Of course we do not live in order to eat, but it is not really true to say that we eat in order to live;… — Emmanuel Levinas
Neither smiles nor frowns, neither good intentions nor harsh words, are a substitute for strength. — John F. Kennedy
We judge ourselves by our intentions. And others by their actions. — Stephen Covey
Divide in yourself the mechanical from the conscious, see how little there is of the conscious, how seldom it works, and how strong is the… — P D Ouspensky
It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief: enemies with the worst intentions or friends with the best. — Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
We judge our own character by our best intentions and most noble acts, but we will be judged by our last worst act. — Michael Josephson
No one is born with good character; it's not a hereditary trait. And it isn't determined by a single noble act. Character is established by… — Michael Josephson

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