Quotes About Intent

Ik had niet zomaar een plan. Ik had Een Plan.

his face serious.

I cannot call somebody 'hard-working' knowing only that they read and write. Even if 'all night long' is added, I cannot say it – not until I know the focus of all this energy.

Ideas have significance for him only as a prelude to action.

The man of action saves the movement from the suicidal dissensions and the recklessness of the fanatics. But his appearance usually marks the end of the dynamic phase of the movement. The war with the present is over. The genuine man of action is intent not on renovating the world but on possessing it. Whereas the life breath of the dynamic phase was protest and a desire for drastic change, the final phase is chiefly preoccupied with administering and perpetuating the power won.

You must be very specific in your wishes or they'll come back to haunt you.

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective.

K?ds pret?gs apsl?pts nodoms ir bijis dabai, radot skaistumu, jaun?bu un m?lest?bu?

Before speaking, consider the interpretation of your words as well as their intent.

Prosecutors necessarily weigh a number of factors before bringing charges. There are obvious considerations, like the strength of the evidence, especially regarding intent. Responsible decisions also consider the context of a person's actions and how similar situations have been handled in the past.

Sexuality is among the most personal of issues, and it has never been my intent to weigh in on people's private lives.

I think with something like 'Watchmen' you can genuinely call that a graphic novel because it has the weight and the intent of a proper novel and it also is the complete story.

Nature is not evil. The world occasionally shrugs its shoulders, and people get knocked off. The earth, for geological reasons that are well known, is a fairly risky place to live. To be evil, you have to have intent. Any remarkable natural happening in which no human will is employed cannot be regarded as evil.

I, for one, begin with intent. There is no question that, Saddam Hussein had intent to do harm to the Western alliance and to the United States of America.

Books should have a purpose. Books should be practical in some sense.

The Savior is the perfect example of praying for others with real intent. In His great Intercessory Prayer uttered on the night before His Crucifixion, Jesus prayed for His Apostles and all of the Saints.

Any set of decisions about design is inevitably influenced by cultural prejudice, no matter how intent an architect might be to avoid it.

The audience too should be respected by being presented with a film as they remember it, and for those who have not seen it, as it was intended to be seen. Anything less is a degradation of the film and its audience.

Malice can always find a mark to shoot at, and a pretence to fire.

I love characters who are really dedicated to a really bad plan.

I have never designed a language for its own sake.

Let everything you do be done as if it makes a difference.

It is my absolute intent to hold the line on taxes.

ACTION PLAN 1. Monitor your tone of voice. 2. State your positive intent. 3. Tactfully interrupt interruptions. 4. Tell your truth. 5. Be ready to listen.