Quotes About Intent

I do not love words for the sake of words. I love words for what they can accomplish. Similarly, I am no arithmetician. Numbers that speak only of numbers are of little interest to me.

When a man gives you a rose what you see may not be what he intends. You may think he sees you as delicate or frail. Perhaps you dislike a suitor who considers you all sweet and nothing else. Perhaps the stem is thorned, and you assume he thinks you likely to hurt a hand too quick to touch. But if he trims the thorns you might think he has no liking for a thing that can defend itself with sharpness.

We have a tremendous lack of knowledge of how far we have gotten away from the Constitution of the United States. Democrats and Republicans alike have taken us away from the original intent. You see, I believe in this document as our founding fathers intended it.

The system needs to get right to the bottom line and remain very transparent in terms of its format, structure, and intent.

Is that a dream or a goal?

advertid que es baja acción, que sólo a una fiera toca, madre de engaño y traición, el halagar con la boca y matar con la intención.

No more alone through the world's wilderness, Although I trod the paths of high intent, I journeyed now: no more companionless

You are not likely to get anywhere in particular if you don't know where you want to go.

The choice to worry about why we are doing something more than how we do something is risky business.

There has to be some theme to your work - some objective - something you want to know. There has to be a story line.

“No,” he told them. “You have come to see if our land is vulnerable.”

If, however, he did not lie in wait, but God allowed it to happen, then I will appoint for you a place where he may flee.

Why should the Egyptians declare, ëHe brought them out with evil intent, to kill them in the mountains and wipe them from the face of the earthí? Turn from Your fierce anger and relent from doing harm to Your people.

Now Balak said to Balaam, “Then neither curse them at all nor bless them at all!”

Likewise, if anyone maliciously pushes another or intentionally throws an object at him and kills him,

But if anyone pushes a person suddenly, without hostility, or throws an object at him unintentionally,

Be careful not to offer your burnt offerings in just any place you see;

Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue the manslayer in a rage, overtake him if the distance is great, and strike him dead though he did not deserve to die, since he did not intend any harm.

That is why we said, ëLet us take action and build an altar for ourselves, but not for burnt offerings or sacrifices.

Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

“Go in peace,” said the king. So Absalom got up and went to Hebron.

As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.

For You do not delight in sacrifice, or I would bring it; You take no pleasure in burnt offerings.

Let your eyes look forward; fix your gaze straight ahead.