Best 120 quotes in «intentions quotes» category

A good will is good not because of what it performs or effects, not by its aptness for the attainment of some proposed end, but simply by virtue of the volition - that is, it is good in itself, and considered by itself is to be esteemed much higher than all that can be brought about by it in favor of any inclination, nay, even of the sum-total of all inclinations... like a jewel, it would still shine by its own light, as a thing which has its whole value in itself.

A good intention feeds no one.

Always judge a man by the coloring of his heart and only his heart. Truth can be found in his record of actions, not intentions.

And while his mother's lecture had gone over his seven-year-old head, Pasquale saw now what she meant--how much easier life would be if our intentions and our desires could always be aligned.

A threat should never be spoken, your enemy should not be told of your intentions. Either take decisive action or refrain from it, but never threaten

Avoiding awareness of our own reality is often an attempt to deny thoughts, desires, or intentions that we feel will threaten or contradict the needs of those with whom we feel strong attachment. We instinctively hide feelings and thoughts we assume would be threatening to other people, and might cause them to leave us. . . People who learned early in life to adapt to parental needs to an extent that we were unable to focus on our own developmental tasks and needs will often continue to play out this working mode” of conditional attachment. “You will attach to me as long as I meet your needs.

Be careful with those who speak from two mouths, It’s like eating sugar and salt simultaneously, Their intentions are not genuine, they are impure -Charmaine J Forde

But people may do great good accidentally, though with evil intentions - conversely people may do great evil though having the best of intentions.

Commitment is a function of capabilities and intentions. (Commitment = Capabilities X Intentions)

Consider that you are not always going to be right in the way you interpret another person's words or actions. In the same way, as others are sometimes wrong about your intentions. Be a little more patient, a little more kind, a little more forgiving. Take a moment, take a breath, pause before you react. Don't be so quick to write people off.

Cyber bullying occurs online daily. Most don't consider their actions or words to be bullying. Here's a few clues that you're a cyber bully. (1) You post information about someone in order to ruin their character. (2) You post threats to someone. (3) You tag someone in vulgar degrading posts. (4) You post any information intended to harm or shame another individual seeking to gain attention. Then, you are a cyber bully and need to get some help.

Despite her words about letting go, melancholy washed over her. Because words are easy and often thrown around with trite intentions.

Do not get down on your knees to pray just to show God that you always remember him. Instead stay on your feet, and always do as he would do in place of him.

Do not imagine that the good you intend will balance the evil you perform

Do not feed your motives, just feed the bears.

Do not recite words just to prove to yourself and others that you know and love God; for he already put his breath and light inside you. Instead, put truth in your every word and action, and always let your conscience steer and guide you.

Even if you communicate sincerely and your intentions are upright, if people don’t have trust, they speculate your every move...

Even with the very best of intentions, even with the ambition of making the world a better place, when we cast judgment upon people whose lifestyles, beliefs, or predilections we dislike, we add to the emotional filth of hostility and make the world feel a little less safe for the folks we’re genuinely trying to help.

For the shadows to stop growing. For people to stop being angry.

God is a witness to anything done in secret.

... Good intentions and a dime won't get you a damned thing in this world...

Good intentions might sound nice, but it's positive actions that matter.

Good intentions do not always suffice.

Good intentions are the best business.

He could have been invisible and it wouldn’t have made a difference to them. He didn’t care, so long as he felt at ease, which was his original intention. He wasn’t there to make friends, nor did he want to.

He had come to prospect the intentions of Charles towards the French and the Anglo-Austrian coalition, and even if Charles had thrown his jack-boot at his head, it would not have disturbed him from his mission. Marlborough was a slow negotiator. He was never in a hurry to make propositions or ask questions, preferring under cover of a banal conversation to use his extremely acute faculties of observation, and his art of unraveling other men’s motives, as it were, sideways. The ablest diplomat will never boast of understanding a man, but only his intentions.

How would your life be different if…You pretended those around you were deaf to your words? Let today be the day…You let your actions speak and communicate your feelings and intentions.

...I am convinced that all the energy and good intentions in the world cannot trump cultural disconnects. To be effective, we have to ask questions of and listen to the people affected by what we want to do. Then we must engage them early in our planning and keep adjusting our approaches.

I find that mindfully taking a moment to ritualize my intentions helps me to will that best, most exalted self into being.

And good intentions? These scared him the most: people with good intentions tended not to question themselves. And people who didn't question themselves, in the scientific world and beyond, were the ones to watch out for.

...[I]f I know that it is only by this process that the intended operation can be performed, then to say that if I fully will the operation, I also will the action required for it, is an analytical proposition...

And I'd learned, the hard way, that sometimes, even with the purest intentions, we make things worse when we do our best to make things better.

If you don’t just want to live an ordinary life, then you will have to be intentional about converting all your time into that which you have been called to do.

If we choose to, we can live in a world of comforting illusions. We can allow ourselves to be deceived by false realities. Or we can use them to hide our true intentions.

If we pray we shall put an end to evil intentions.

If you cannot prove it by your action(s), you do not mean it.

If you don’t want to just live an ordinary life, then you will have to be intentional about converting all your time into that which you have been called to do.

If you know who you are, this knowledge will attract people in all types of situation and circumstances to support your intentions and ideas

I grow more and more intrigued by this as I write: how words, even the most carefully chosen, can mean such different things from one person to another, so that others might think about what I write in ways I did not intend at all.

I'm glad you said that, my sneaky fox, because I fell hard for you. What I mean is...I don't think I'll ever be satisfied, not till I've stripped you down to your skivvies...not till I've eaten you up like a cookie, from the first bite, down to the last crumb. What I mean is, that core part of you that you've stashed deep inside. Now, it's too late to pussy out and wash your hands of this, Ewon Jung.

I’m just a soul whose intentions are good,’“ he sang to the crabs and the spiders and the palmetto beetles and the lizards and the night. ‘“Oh lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.

... in art nothing is more secondary than the author's intentions.

Instead of having just good intentions that are me-centered,you can have God intentions that are God-centered. And when God puts something into you, you can be certain it will come to pass.

Intentions, whether good or bad, that don’t reflect the words and actions are only meant to fulfill personal goals.

Intentions do not insulate us from the consequences of our actions.

Intentions are the only thing they care about. They try to make you think they care about what you do, but they don't. They don't want you to act a certain way, they want you to think a certain way. So you're easy to understand. So you wont pose a threat to them.

Intention is the mother of all change.

Intentions are nothing

Intentions of a man reflects in his actions.

I think sometimes, despite our good intentions and wise choices, something's are up to fate and we learn to play our part the best we can.