Quotes About Intention

Truth lies not only in what is said, but also in who says it, to whom, why, how and under what circumstances.

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Live each day and close your eyes each night with the knowledge that you've spent the hours well. That's all any of us can do.

Your next move is not a public issue. Don't poster it everywhere. Just Plan and execute with extreme silence.

Thoughts are slippery fish in a cold shallow stream. If you are intent on capturing a worthwhile one, you need to stand very still, focus very hard on somewhere outside yourself, and then simply ignore it until it gets so close that it tickles your ankles. Then, pounce.

We are exactly where we have chosen to be.

Dalliance!" He was offended. He stood back. "What, do you think I am a philanderer? My intention is not to dally with you, Cat! What an awful word - it reminds me of those sentimental songs about maids and soldiers kissing at the garden gate.

If you were to skip your time with God, would you be more concerned about missing the mark or missing God?

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life.

Don't do the right thing for the wrong reasons. It is the "why" that keeps us committed to our choices and defines our character.

Beauty and elegance are a right, not a surplus... . We must demand, at least, intention.

We ascribe beauty to that which is simple which has no superfluous parts which exactly answers its ends.

Without action, the best intentions in the world are nothing more than that: intentions.

You can have the best intentions in the world but if you do nothing, you are nothing.

Every day is a reminder of what I need to do to be the best person; the best me.

The best way to experience the power of fundamental choices is to make them.

You do the best you can and you deal with the consequences. It's all there is.

We always do the best we can by the light we have to see by.

You can just sweep the floor generally and gain nothing from it. Or you can figure out the best way to sweep the floor, put your power into it, use it as a concentration exercise, and be meditative.

We destroy things with our curiosity. We shatter with our best intentions

I want to be intentional about my freedom - in choosing it, honoring it, and protecting it. One of the best feelings I know is feeling truly free.

A benefit consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

To think is easy. To act is difficult. To act as one thinks is the most difficult.

In life and business, there are two cardinal sins. The first is to act precipitously without thought and the second is to not act at all.