Their Intentions Quotes

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Since the end of the nineteenth century, if not earlier, presidents have misled the public about their motives and their intentions in going to war. — Robert Higgs
Some have said we must not act until the threat is imminent. Since when have terrorists and tyrants announced their intentions, politely putting us on… — George W. Bush
Moral conduct includes every thing in which men are active and for which they are accountable. They are active in their desires, their affections, their… — Nathanael Emmons
We recognize that same-sex marriage makes some people deeply uncomfortable. However, inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and… — Henry Franklin Floyd
History is a tool used by politicians to justify their intentions. — Ted Koppel
But last year there were 540,000 people, roughly, detained coming across the border illegally. Forty-five thousand of them came from countries other than Mexico, demonstrating… — John Cornyn
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
Artists, no matter how good their intentions, are always slower than they think. — Mark Millar
It appears that even the different parts of the same person do not converse among themselves, do not succeed in learning from each other what… — Rebecca West
Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending… — Azar Nafisi
People you are emotionally open to can drain your power level or raise it tremendously, depending on what their intentions are. — Frederick Lenz
I don't know anyone in the public eye who has not made a mistake and said something in a manner that does not truly reflect… — Jim Jeffords
Lord, you have cursed Cain and Cainâ€™s children: thy will be done. You have allowed menâ€™s hearts to be corrupted, that their intentions be rotten,… — Jean-Paul Sartre
Many works of the past complete what they announce they are going to do, to our increasing boredom. Certain others plague me because I cannot… — Philip Guston
If everyone in the music business were brutally honest about what their intentions were then you could sort things out, but it's all smoke and… — Noel Gallagher
One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results. — Milton Friedman
I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for… — Franz Kafka
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
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
So do boys and men announce their intentions. They cover you like a sarcophagus lid. And call it love. — Jeffrey Eugenides

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