Quotes About Intention

Mr. Wellins said it didn't matter what a writer intended his work to mean, that the only thing that mattered was what it meant to the reader, and I guess I could see his point, but I still thought he was a creepy old pervert.

The perfection of intention. In the end, it is all that matters.

byli troskliwi i czuli, a chocia? oboje nie bardzo wiedzieli, co to troskliwo?? i czu?o??, uda?o im si?, bo bardzo chcieli.

Le intenzioni umane, per quanto astutamente celate, vengono sempre tradite da due cose: dagli occhi e dalle mani.

living in it, it would be a drop of fresh water in the salt sea. In other words, a wasted effort. Thus, I decided to do specific good; good which would not go to waste. I'm good to myself and my immediate circle.

Everything you do matters. Every move you make, every action you take...matters. Not just to you, or your family, or your business or hometown. Everything you do matters to all of us forever.

whatever you focus upon, increases.

It is only by your hand that the mind's choices bear fruit. Intentions are like physical beauty—they mean nothing. At some point, a person must actually do something. One's beliefs must become works. By your hand, you establish evidence for others in the truth of what you believe.

Almost every result that your life produces from this moment forward — good or bad — will depend upon how you choose.

I will not waste time on second thoughts. My life will not be an apology. It will be a statement.

When you know that everything matters—that every move counts as much as any other—you will begin living a life of permanent purpose.

Listen carefully to me. Despite popular belief to the contrary, there is absolutely no power in intention...There is no difference in the person who intends to do things differently and the one who never thinks about it in the first place. Have you ever considered how often we judge ourselves by out intentions while we judge others by their actions? Yet intention without action is an insult to those who expect the best from you.

Fear always accompanies the making of art, generated by the shock of seeing an idea taking its form. A sculpture in the mind is safe and secure--the actual work rarely behaves as intended.

Direction—not intention—determines our destination.

Pay the price. Embrace the vision. After all, everybody ends up somewhere in life. You have the opportunity to end up somewhere on purpose.

What gets our attention determines our direction and, ultimately, our destination. Or if you would prefer the short version: attention determines direction.

While nobody plans to mess up his life, the problem is that few of us plan not to.

Why does every relationship end the same way?" In most cases the answer is, "Because every relationship started the same way.

None of us plan--or intend--to get into trouble. The problem is, we don't plan not to.

There's a third thing about getting lost. The road I'm on always determines where I end up. Pretty insightful, eh? It really doesn't matter where I intended to be; the path I take determines my ultimate destination. Plans, intentions, spousal expectations . . . none of that counts. I always end up where the road I've chosen takes me. And that, as you know by now, is the theme of this book.

our approach to communicating should be shaped by our goal in communicating.

Everybody ends up somewhere in life. A few people end up somewhere on purpose.

Direction, not intention determines your destination.

We don't drift in good directions. We discipline and prioritize ourselves there.