Intention Quotes
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Parenthood is not an object of appetite or even desire. It is an object of will. There is no appetite for parenthood; there is only a purpose or intention of parenthood.
Robin G. Collingwood
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We have neither the pretension to solve all the problems of these deaf children nor the intention to sit down and feel sorry for these “poor” children, knowing that we could have made a difference in their lives.
Jean-Claude Adzalla
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Concentrated attention is the collection of units of power on a chosen point of intention.
James Arthur Ray
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A purpose, an intention, a design, strikes everywhere the careless, the most stupid thinker
David Hume
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It is not good enough for things to be planned - they still have to be done; for the intention to become a reality, energy has to be launched into operation.
Walt Kelly
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The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it`s the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that`s weighed.
Seneca
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I don`t think either the Offspring or Green Day started their bands with the intention of becoming so enormously popular; that sort of fell in their laps-especially the Offspring. My attitude is if somebody blunders into the level of popularity, at least ...
Jello Biafra
Keywords: at :: attitude :: bands :: becoming :: blunders :: day :: don :: either :: enormously :: especially :: fell :: green :: if :: in :: intention :: into :: is :: laps :: least :: level :: my :: of :: offspring :: or :: popular :: popularity :: rem :: so :: somebody :: sort :: started :: that :: the :: their :: think :: withSource: thinkexist.com
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To be certain, neither I nor my film is anti-Semitic. The Passion is a movie meant to inspire, not offend. My intention in bringing it to the screen is to create a lasting work of art and engender serious thought among audiences of diverse faith backgroun...
Mel Gibson
Keywords: among :: and :: anti :: art :: audiences :: backgrounds :: be :: bringing :: certain :: create :: diverse :: engender :: faith :: film :: in :: inspire :: intention :: is :: it :: lasting :: meant :: movie :: my :: neither :: nor :: not :: of :: offend :: passion :: screen :: semitic :: serious :: the :: thought :: to :: workSource: imdb.com
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My intention was just to be a good adversary for Arnold to match. To match and be superior in character that you would believe that I could get the upper hand on him or else the whole movie wouldn`t work. I obviously had a great deal of faith in Jim Camer...
Robert Patrick
Keywords: adversary :: and :: arnold :: be :: believe :: cameron :: character :: could :: deal :: else :: faith :: for :: get :: good :: great :: had :: hand :: him :: in :: intention :: jim :: just :: match :: movie :: my :: obviously :: of :: on :: or :: superior :: that :: the :: to :: upper :: was :: whole :: work :: would :: wouldn :: youSource: imdb.com
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All those times I`d gotten married with the intention of having children, even when I was in my early twenties.
P.J. Soles
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I figure if I keep my health, I have no intention of retiring. I love to work. I want to be like Bob Hope. I want to keep on going out and doing what I love to do. Of course, I`m no Bob Hope, but I mean that feeling that you never are old and have things ...
Dolly Parton
Keywords: and :: are :: be :: bob :: but :: course :: do :: doing :: feeling :: figure :: going :: have :: health :: hope :: if :: intention :: keep :: like :: love :: mean :: my :: never :: no :: of :: offe :: old :: on :: out :: retiring :: that :: things :: to :: want :: what :: work :: youSource: imdb.com
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I have no intention of ever working with the (Spice) girls again.
Posh Spice
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I have no intention of giving up my Canadian heritage, and all those who loved and supported me. My upbringing in Canada made me the person I am. I will always be proud to be a Canadian.
Jim Carrey
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I`d never consciously left home to see a zombie movie. They were fine by me, but I had no intention of ever being in one. But I`ve been learning more about it as I`ve been doing interviews. I didn`t even know there were specialist zombie magazines and clu...
Billy Connolly
Keywords: about :: and :: as :: been :: being :: but :: by :: clubs :: consciously :: didn :: doing :: even :: ever :: fine :: had :: home :: in :: intention :: interviews :: it :: know :: learning :: left :: magazines :: me :: more :: movie :: never :: no :: of :: one :: see :: specialist :: there :: they :: to :: ve :: were :: zombieSource: imdb.com
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I often showed up ungroomed. It didn`t occur to me. Then I`d end up at a premiere and I`d think, what are you doing? I remember being at a restaurant with a famous British actress. I knew there were paparazzi outside. My intention was to make a beeline fo...
Gillian Anderson
Keywords: actress :: and :: are :: at :: beeline :: being :: british :: didn :: doing :: end :: famous :: for :: intention :: it :: knew :: make :: me :: my :: occur :: often :: outside :: paparazzi :: premiere :: remember :: restaurant :: showed :: the :: then :: there :: think :: to :: ungroomed :: up :: was :: were :: what :: with :: youSource: imdb.com
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[on Jane Fonda] Jane`s person is more specific than most of us. She`s well disciplined and knows what she wants and where she`s going and works objectively to apply all her information to that intention. With Jane, the character and force is embodied in h...
Donald Sutherland
Keywords: all :: and :: apply :: character :: disciplined :: embodied :: fonda :: force :: going :: her :: in :: information :: intention :: is :: jane :: knows :: more :: most :: objectively :: of :: on :: pe :: person :: she :: specific :: than :: that :: the :: to :: us :: wants :: well :: what :: where :: with :: worksSource: imdb.com
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I have no intention of ending my career in a rooming house, with full scrapbooks and an empty stomach.
Carole Landis
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The less someone knows about me, the better, because my intention is to play a variety of characters. - on maintaining a lower profile then some of his other Hollywood peers.
Joaquin Phoenix
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I`m so proud of my heritage, but yes, I think there`s always a danger when people put you on a pedestal. Especially when you`re just trying to live your life and pursue your dreams. The intention is not to represent Asian Americans, but to be an Asian Ame...
Lucy Liu
Keywords: always :: american :: americans :: an :: and :: asian :: be :: but :: danger :: dreams :: especially :: heritage :: intention :: is :: just :: life :: live :: my :: not :: of :: on :: pedestal :: people :: proud :: pursue :: put :: re :: represent :: so :: the :: there :: think :: to :: trying :: when :: yes :: you :: yourSource: imdb.com
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[on creating a characterization] The intention is always the same. To try to discover life in its entirety, or at least create for yourself the illusion that you have, which might give you some chance of convincing other people of it. It`s the same thing ...
Daniel Day-Lewis
Keywords: always :: at :: chance :: characterization :: convincing :: create :: creating :: discover :: each :: entirety :: for :: give :: have :: illusion :: in :: intention :: is :: it :: its :: least :: life :: might :: of :: on :: or :: other :: people :: same :: some :: that :: the :: thing :: to :: try :: which :: you :: yourselfSource: imdb.com
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I am definitely less green than I was back then. What I meant by that was that I wasn`t an actor and really at that point had no intention of continuing to pursue acting. What I did in Rent" was just very natural. From day one I just connected to the role...
Adam Pascal
Keywords: acting :: actor :: am :: an :: and :: at :: back :: by :: connected :: continuing :: day :: definitely :: did :: from :: green :: had :: in :: intention :: just :: less :: meant :: natural :: no :: of :: one :: point :: pursue :: really :: rent :: role :: than :: that :: the :: then :: to :: very :: was :: wasn :: whatSource: imdb.com
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(on Batman & Robin (1997)) "If there`s anyone that let`s say loved Batman Forever and went into Batman & Robin with great anticipation, if I disappointed them in anyway, then I really want to apologize, cause it wasn`t my intention. My intention was just ...
Joel Schumacher
Keywords: 1997 :: and :: anticipation :: anyone :: anyway :: apologize :: batman :: cause :: disappointed :: en :: forever :: great :: if :: in :: intention :: into :: it :: just :: let :: loved :: my :: on :: really :: robin :: say :: that :: them :: then :: there :: to :: want :: was :: wasn :: went :: withSource: imdb.com
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(on Batman & Robin (1997)) "If there`s anyone that let`s say loved Batman Forever and went into Batman & Robin with great anticipation, if I disappointed them in anyway, then I really want to apologize, cause it wasn`t my intention. My intention was just ...
Joel Schumacher
Keywords: 1997 :: and :: anticipation :: anyone :: anyway :: apologize :: batman :: cause :: disappointed :: en :: forever :: great :: if :: in :: intention :: into :: it :: just :: let :: loved :: my :: on :: really :: robin :: say :: that :: them :: then :: there :: to :: want :: was :: wasn :: went :: withSource: imdb.com
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You know, we have a long history of covering different periods of this band`s development with a live record... a sort of live thing that would be done for three or four records, and that was the intention with this particular package.
Alex Lifeson
Keywords: and :: band :: be :: covering :: development :: different :: done :: for :: four :: have :: history :: intention :: know :: live :: long :: of :: or :: package :: particular :: periods :: record :: records :: sort :: that :: the :: thing :: this :: three :: was :: we :: with :: would :: youSource: brainyquote.com
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When I went to the Olympics, I had every intention of shaving the mustache off, but I realized I was getting so many comments about it - and everybody was talking about it - that I decided to keep it.
Mark Spitz
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When I have to mount a staircase I climb up step by step. If I want to go up ten stairs at a time I break my neck - and that is not my intention.
John Burns
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Well, many of us believe that excessive media concentration is a subject that ought to be addressed, and it is, of course, the intention of the majority party not to allow that to be discussed.
Barney Frank
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We have no intention of duplicating those efforts. We get incredible content from our partners, but in this case, we are covering largely under-reported stories and bringing them to our audience.
Brian Nelson
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We can win it again and that is our intention. We`ve been drawn in a difficult group but if you have ambitions to win the trophy you mustn`t fear any team.
Paolo Maldini
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We are not to be accused of an intention to establish an Islamic caliphate in Uzbekistan,
Daniel Fried
