Intention Quotes
In engineering, that only is great which achieves. It matters not what the intention is, he who in the day of battle is not victorious is not saved by his intention.
I want a singleness of eye, a purity of intention, a central core to my life that will enable me to carry out these obligations and activities as well as I can.
Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.
I have no intention of watching undersized Englishmen perched on horses with matchstick legs race along courses planned to amuse Nell Gwynn.
The path between intention to watch a movie and the purchase of a ticket - I want to make it as short as possible. The holy grail is Amazon One Click. One tap and I own it.
...the essential intention is the real sin. A man who cannot choose ceases to be a man.
A lot of the time you keep looking for beauty, but it is already there. And if you look with a little bit more intention, you see it.
You always go in with the intention of playing your best and knowing the material you're auditioning.
I don't think the NFL had the slightest intention of taking me, except as maybe a water boy.
Compassion is the intention to see each human being as no better or worse than yourself, neither more nor less important, and as fundamentally similar to yourself.
The United States of America has no intention of finishing second in space. This effort is expensive-but it pays its way for freedom and for America.
There would be no accumulation of strength inside if the choices that you make did not require disipline and intention.
Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to be addressed, and it is, of course, the intention of the majority party not to allow that to be discussed.
In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.
Art, along with all work is the ordering of creation toward the intention of the creator.
My great crime in the world is blunder I will get into scrapes without intention or any bad motive.
All communication begins with an intention, and your intention determines the quality of your life.
It is said that if our intention is to help others-even if we are unable to follow it through-we will never have any regret. Regret is a result of trying to make "me" happy.
The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed.
Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.
You don't give up the intention, and you don't give up the desire. You give up your attachment to the results.
I was always curious about motivation and intention, and really, that's a lot of what acting is.
The intention to live as long as possible isn't one of the mind's best intentions, because quantity isn't the same as quality.
Intentions are the triggers for transformation in the body. If you want to wiggle your toes, you do it through intention.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy.
Choose your intention carefully and then practice holding your consciousness to it, so it becomes the guiding light in your life.
We have no intention of shipping another bloated OS and shoving it down the throats of our users.
Eileen Ford wanted me to fix my nose and my teeth. I said, Sure, great, but I really had no intention to.
Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.
I do need to loosen up a bit, and that usually does come with old age. That's the intention.
Two things distinguish nonviolent actions from violent actions. First, you don't see an enemy and second, your intention is not to make the other side suffer.
You told me once that we shall be judged by our intentions, not by our accomplishments. I thought it a grand remark. But we must intend to accomplish - not sit intending on a chair.
Well, it's an adventure story, and a Bildungsroman, of course, but there was also the intention to describe a culture that had been seen in rather narrow terms.
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 and others, we should all be condemned.
I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would certainly try to repeat my present career.
That is the principal thing-not to remain with the dream, with the intention, with the being-in-the-mood, but always forcibly to convert it all into things.
In a way, I was incredibly proud of her (not that I had any intention of letting it show while I was beating the crap out of her).
Close to the Edge, Red, One of a kind, Discipline, Earthworks, The Sound of Surprise, all seem to me to be albums that captured the essence of the intention.
