Intention Quotes

Hell is full of good intentions and wills.

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.

It's not our intention to be mean. That's just within us.

My great crime in the world is blunder I will get into scrapes without intention or any bad motive.

I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.

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.

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

In centering prayer, the sacred word is not the object of the attention but rather the expression of the intention of the will.

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.

You always go in with the intention of playing your best and knowing the material you're auditioning.

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.

Our intentions create our reality.

As soon as I got funny, I killed any majestic intentions in my work.

The power of intention is a critical factor in all areas of life. Simply by intending to create synchronicity in your life, you can nurture that result.

Let the power of intention lead the way.

It is altogether doubtful whether any man can be saved who comes to Christ for His help with no intention to obey Him.

It is a precarious undertaking to say anything reliable about aims and intentions.

Love is big; love can hold anger, love can even hold hatred. It's about the intention of what you want it to do.

Goodness," Tessa said to the back of his head. "If you keep seeing Six-Fingered Nigel like this, he'll expect you to declare your intentions.

I believe that I am God's exact intention. It's that balance of virtue and vice.

To see you cry wasn't my intention. just let me make it OK, just give me one more chance to say.

Doing things you're passionate about, with an intention of helping others, will make you an all around richer person.

I assure you my professions never go beyond my intentions.

I had no intention of becoming an academic. How could a person who was having trouble reading become an academic?

My original intention was to spend the money in my lifetime.

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 notice before they strike?

One of the annoying things when you're in a movie is that gets talked about is everyone projects meaning onto everyone's intentions.

An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.

I'm always aiming for some magic in films if I can find a mystical quality either in a song or in a moment or a character's intention.

I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways.

There's never any time I think I'm a real journalist, because I don't have any of the qualifications or the intentions for that.

No matter how well-meaning your intention, doing too much is not always an act of love but of sabotage.

I can analyze people's intentions. Immediately.That's just a warning. To everyone.

It's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to.

Ive loved this job. It is my intention to stay as the Mayor

The gifts we are given in life require the best of us, not merely our best intentions.

I think everyone must settle for what is in the parameter of their own rights. No one must have an evil intention toward the territorial benefit or integrity of other nations.

You can't learn the truth about a man's intentions by asking him.

The consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of misfortunes.

Aimless drifting also fulfills an intention.

Braque always said that the only thing that counts, in painting, is the intention, and it's true. What counts is what one wants to do, and not what one does. That's what's important.

I studied political science and international relations and had the intention of becoming a journalist or work in foreign affairs. I had no intention of making a film.

My intention is to tell of bodies changed into new forms.

I hate the neologism "owned" for "scored a victory over". I have no intention of owning anyone, and nobody will ever own me.

Picture perfect, I paint a perfect picture bomb the hoochies wit' precision, my intentions to get richer.

Between thought and spoken word is a gap where intention can enter, the symbol be twisted aside, and the lie come to be.

I learned that you have to evaluate the effects of public policy as opposed to intentions.

...humans are not defined by their limitations, but by the intentions that I have for them; not by what they seem to be, but by everything it means to be created in my image.

The person who practices an art is an artist, not a samurai, and one should have the intention of being called a samurai.