Intention Quotes

• The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention.

  John Burroughs

  Inspirational, Positive, Wisdom

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• The gifts we are given in life require the best of us, not merely our best intentions.

  Les Brown

  Given, Best Intentions

  Les Brown (1998). “It's Not Over Until You Win: How to Become the Person You Always Wanted to Be No Matter What the Obstacle”, p.63, Simon and Schuster

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• The mind sins, not the body; if there is no intention, there is no blame.

  Livy

  Sins Not, Mind, Body

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• Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.

  Mary Anne Radmacher

  Appreciation, Regret, Yoga

  Mary Anne Radmacher (2010). “Live with Intention: Rediscovering What We Deeply Know”, p.2, Conari Press

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• An evil intention perverts the best actions, and makes them sins.

  Joseph Addison

  Evil, Action, Sin

  Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd, Henry George Bohn (1872). “The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison”, p.92

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• Strong families are not an accident...They take thought and intention and preparation and skill.

  Julie B. Beck

  Family, Strong, Skills

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• Although actions may speak louder than words, it is our intentions that reveal our soul.

  Hal Elrod

  Love, Inspiration, Soul

  FaceBook post by Hal Elrod from Jun 08, 2011

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• The power of intention is the power to manifest, to create, to live a life of unlimited abundance, and to attract into your life the right people at the right moments.

  Wayne Dyer

  People, Moments, Abundance

  "Wayne Dyer Interview: On God and goodness, inspiration and presence". Interview with Ray Hemachandra, rayhemachandra.com. September 5, 2015.

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• Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!

  Hunter S. Thompson

  Life, Death, Suicide

  FaceBook post by Hunter S. Thompson from Nov 01, 2015

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• The consciousness of good intention is the greatest solace of misfortunes.

  Marcus Tullius Cicero

  Good Intentions, Consciousness, Solace

  "Epistles", V. 4, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 518-19,

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• He who takes offense when no offense is intended is a fool, and he who takes offense when offense is intended is a greater fool.

  Brigham Young

  Fool, Rage, Paradox

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• It is difficult to say who do you the most mischief, enemies with the worst intentions, or friends with the best.

  Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton

  Friendship, Real, Enemy

  "What Will He Do With It?" Bk. III, Heading to Ch. XVII in "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, (p. 517), 1922.

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• Language can't describe reality. Literature has no stable reference, no real meaning. Each reader's interpretation is equally valid, more important than the author's intention. In fact, nothing in life has meaning. Reality is subjective. Values and truths are subjective. Life itself is a kind of illusion. Blah, blah, blah, let's have another scotch.

  Dean Koontz

  Real, Scotch, Important

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• The question is not what we intended ourselves to be, but what He intended us to be when He made us.

  C. S. Lewis

  God, Self, Made

  C.S. Lewis (1960). “Mere Christianity”

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• Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.

  Sharon Salzberg

  Hard Work, Decisions We Make, Choices

  FaceBook post by Sharon Salzberg from Oct 13, 2012

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• You create your future with the power of your intention. Intention is simply the conscious act of determining your future now.

  Rhonda Byrne

  Future, Conscious, Your Future

  Rhonda Byrne (2013). “The Secret Daily Teachings”, p.348, Simon and Schuster

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• Be intent upon the perfection of the present day.

  William Law

  Summer, Perfection, Today

  William Law, P. G. Stanwood (1978). “A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life ; The Spirit of Love”, p.327, Paulist Press

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  I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.

  Michael Jordan

  Inspirational, Motivational, Change

  "I Can't Accept Not Trying : Michael Jordan on the Pursuit of Excellence". Book by Michael Jordan (p. 129), 1994.

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• Intention is the core of all conscious life. Conscious intention colors and moves everything.

  Hsing Yun

  Moving, Color, Conscious

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• Where intention goes, energy flows.

  Denise Linn

  Energy Flow, Flow, Energy

  Denise Linn, Meadow Linn (2012). “Quest: A Guide for Creating Your Own Vision Quest”, p.72, Hay House, Inc

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• We know there is intention and purpose in the universe, because there is intention and purpose in us.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Purpose, Knows, Universe

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• If your dominant intent is to feel joy while you are doing the work, your triad of intentions - freedom, growth and joy - will come quickly and easily into alignment. See your "career" as one of creating a joyful life experience. You are not a creator of things or a regurgitator of what someone else has created or a gatherer of stuff. You are a creator, and the subject of your creation is your joyful life experience. That is your mission. That is your quest. That is why you are here.

  Esther Hicks

  Creativity, Careers, Creating

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• Hell is paved with good intentions, not with bad ones. All men mean well.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Witty, Mean, Men

  George Bernard Shaw (2015). “George Bernard Shaw: Collected Articles, Lectures, Essays and Letters: Thoughts and Studies from the Renowned Dramaturge and Author of Mrs. Warren’s Profession, Pygmalion, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra, Androcles And The Lion”, p.314, e-artnow

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• God, as I use the word, is another name for what is. I always know God's intention: It's exactly what is in every moment.

  Byron Katie

  Names, Use, Moments

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• The smallest act of kindness is worth more than the greatest intention.

  Khalil Gibran

  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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