Quotes About Motive

Serial killers are differentiated from other murderers by motive. They have a deep psychological motive, whereas passion, greed, revenge or some other identifiable motive is present in other killers.

True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive.

True remorse is never just a regret over consequences; it is a regret over motive.

Il faut qu'il ait tué bien des gens pour s'être fait si riche.

He must have killed a lot of men to have made so much money.

El valor moral de un acto depende de la intención con que se realiza".

Dont think about what a person is saying, think about that why he is saying.

Everything we do, then, as teachers, has moral overtones. Through dialogue, modeling, the provision of practice, and the attribution of best motive, the one-caring as teacher nurtures the ethical idea. She cannot nurture the student intellectually without regard for the ethical ideal unless she is willing to risk producing a monster" (p. 179).

Take my professional word for it: everybody's got ten good reasons to do away with everybody else. It's just nobody knows how.

Anna was too old to believe that people always lied for a reason. Mostly they lied because it was easy, felt good, or was habit.

What was the crime, who did it, when was it done, and where? How done, and with what motive, who in the deed did share?

It is not what we do that is important. It is why we do it.

The ultimate reason for an action is thus that it increases happiness.18 More

Do not always assume motive where human error will suffice.

anyone who tells you there's one reason for what they do is a liar.

The dog, to gain some private ends,Went mad, and bit the man.

God never estimates what we give from impulse. We are given credit for what we determine in our hearts to give; for the giving that is governed by a fixed determination. The Spirit of God revolutionises our philanthropic instincts. Much of our philanthropy is simply the impulse to save ourselves an uncomfortable feeling. The Spirit of God alters all that. As saints our attitude towards giving is that we give for Jesus Christ's sake, and from no other motive.

The main idea in the region of religion is—Your eyes upon God, not on men. Do not have as your motive the desire to be known as a praying man. Get an inner chamber in which to pray where no one knows you are praying, shut the door and talk to God in secret. Have no other motive than to know your Father in heaven. It is impossible to conduct your life as a disciple without definite times of secret prayer:

The result justifies the deed.

Siempre hay que escuchar con escepticismo la justificación de los hombres que matan

few men acted even for their own good, let alone the good of others.

To encapsulate the prosecution's theory concerning motive, a central element in the case, he offered a quote from William Congreve that he said applied to Lazarus: "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

We rarely do anything with on single motive.

Every character in a story, I thought when I had folded up the phone, has both a purpose and a secret purpose.