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Quotes About Intentions

I'm a great mother because of my intentions on being a great mother; I'm a good friend because I'm loyal; I'm a good daughter because I've hopefully made my mother proud; I'm a great human being because I accept that there's a spiritual being underneath it all. I've always been a woman of faith.
~ Lauren London
Understanding the intentions of a play is so key because you can block a guy into the running back if you don't know how the play is supposed to work or where the back is going to come out.
~ D'Brickashaw Ferguson
Authentic power is the energy that Is formed by the intentions of the Soul. It is the light shaped by the intentions of love and compassion guided by wisdom
~ Gary Zukav
Your words reveal your wants but your actions reveal your expectations.
~ Mensah Oteh
Good intentions do not always suffice.
~ Ufuoma Apoki
Results speak for themselves while intentions often fall short of promises.
~ Mika Lo, wHow contributor
Good intentions might sound nice, but it's positive actions that matter.
~ Tim Fargo
Men who just call to say hello generally have ulterior motives.
~ Steig Larsson
Never judge a man's actions until you know his motives
~ Vikas Swarup
Hell is paved with good intentions, not with bad ones. All men mean well.
~ George Bernard Shaw
Man sees your actions, but God your motives.
~ Thomas a Kempis
Man considers the actions, but God weighs the intentions.
~ Thomas a Kempis
Men are more accountable for their motives, than for anything else; and primarily, morality consists in the motives, that is in the affections.
~ Archibald Alexander
Most men had rather say a smart thing than do a good one. John P. Kotter, Leading Change.
~ Josh Billings
Im a peaceful man with bad intentions.
~ Charlie Sheen
A man's intentions should be allowed in some respects to plead for his actions.
~ George Washington
The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions.
~ Albert Camus
It is, generally, in the season of prosperity that men discover their real temper, principles, and designs.
~ Edmund Burke
Perhaps the two of us simply got off on the wrong foot, my lord. You seem to have received the mistaken impression that I came to Fairchild Park to make your life more difficult." "The words 'a living hell' have come to mind more than once since your arrival." She blew out a gusty sigh. "Contrary to what you may believe, I took this position so I could bring more ease to your life." "Just when were you planning to start?
~ Teresa Medeiros
The only politician ever to have entered parliament with honourable intentions, was Guy Fawkes.
~ Terry Deary
The Second Rule is that the greatest harm can result from the best intentions. It sounds a paradox, but kindness and good intentions can be an insidious path to destruction. Sometimes doing what seems right is wrong, and can cause harm. The only counter to it is knowledge, wisdom, forethought, and understanding the First Rule. Even then, that is not always enough.
~ Terry Goodkind
since no mass murder takes place without its perpetrators alleging that they are acting for the good of mankind, philanthropic sentiment can plainly take a multiplicity of forms.
~ Theodore Dalrymple
Good intentions are certainly no guarantee of good results.
~ Theodore Dalrymple
Sometimes people do what they think is for the best, and their intentions are misinterpreted.
~ Theresa Breslin