Quotes About Intention

And one thing the author must not forget: his purpose.

The highest of all is not to understand the highest but to act upon it.

Having thought, I have acted, she thought. Let the arrow fly.

Cada amanecer era una declaración de intenciones que anunciaban la inevitable progresión del tiempo, y un recordatorio de que el mundo continuaría girando eternamente sobre sus pasos galácticos, haciendo caso omiso de los sueños de los seres que se consideraban importantes...

It seems there is no such thing as a purely good deed, a completely right action. Even this task, which i took on for the very best of reasons, involves making choices that are not that good, choices that might even be wrong.

Már régen tökélyre vitte azt a képességet, hogy csak azt lássa, akit látni akar, ami létfontosságú készség, ha az ember a világnak nem áldozata, hanem ura akar lenni.

How can we be "free" as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which we are entirely unaware?

We do not know what we intend to do until the intention itself arises. To understand this is to realize that we are not the authors of our thoughts and actions in the way that people generally suppose.

How can we be "free" as conscious agents if everything that we consciously intend is caused by events in our brain that we do not intend and of which we are entirely unaware? We can't.

Why didn't I decide to drink a glass of juice? The thought never occurred to me. Am I free to do that which does not occur to me to do? Of course not.

There will always be some delay between the first neuropsychological events that kindle my next conscious thought and the thought itself. And even if they weren't — even if all mental states were truly coincident with their underlying brain states — I cannot decide what I will next think or intend until a thought or intention arises. What will my next mental state be? I do not know — it just happens. Where is the freedom in that?

The intention to do one thing and not another does not originate in consciousness -- rather, it appears in consciousness, as does any thought or impulse that might oppose it.

I cannot decide what I will next think or intend until a thought or intention arises. What will my next mental state be? I do not know—it just happens. Where is the freedom in that?

So you're saying your kissing me back was just a pity thing? Because it sure didn't feel that way to me.

Character is the moral strength to do the right thing even when it costs more than you want to pay.

Right motives give pinions to thought, and strength and freedom to speech and action.

That which a man continually thinks about determines his actions in times of opportunity and stress. I will know what you are if you tell me what you think about when you don't have to think.

Always be aware that you have the power to create the naturally stress-free and tranquil life you desire.

Success is not an accident, success is actually a choice.

Doing little things with a strong desire to please God makes them really great.

Success is clarity of my intention....and reaching that intention while being true to myself and with joy.

If one asks for success and prepares for failure, one will get the situation one has prepared for.

Singleness of purpose is one of the chief essentials for success in life, no matter what may be one's aim.

Begin with the end in mind.