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Quotations regarding 'Intention'

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It is my intention to present - through the medium of photography - intuitive observations of the natural world which may have meaning to the spectators.
Ansel Adams, American Photographer (1902-1984)
Why do I need succession planning? I'm very alert, I'm very vibrant. I have no intention to retire.
Sheldon Adelson, American Businessman (1933-  )
The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.
Theodor Adorno, German Philosopher (1903-1969)
Just the same way I'd say a prayer before going onstage, taking that even further and using the drum to inspire people. And using that as a vehicle for the intention.
Rick Allen, Musician (1963-  )
Naming a transition team varies with the intentions of the candidate; some candidates have been careful to name a transition team as much as a year in advance.
Richard V. Allen, American Public Servant
My intention was to enroll at McGill University but an unexpected series of events led me to study physics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Sidney Altman, Canadian Scientist (1939-  )
In order for a war to be just, three things are necessary. First, the authority of the sovereign. Secondly, a just cause. Thirdly, a rightful intention.
Thomas Aquinas, Italian Theologian
We talked a lot about The Best Intentions and how we could shoot certain scenes in different ways with slightly different bits of dialogue and information, so that later on, we could cut the piece more easily and it would still feel complete, even though it was shorter.
Bille August, Danish Director (1948-  )
I suppose no man becomes a pocket hunter by first intention.
Mary Austin, American Writer (1868-1934)
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.
Liberty Hyde Bailey, American Scientist
Intentions count in your actions.
Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman
The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.
Roger Nash Baldwin, American Activist (1884-1981)
Michael Eisner let it be known last week that he had no intention of leaving the entertainment business once he steps down as CEO of Disney in October.
Peter Bart, American Editor (1932-  )
I had no intention of being an actor. I was quite good at it. I was pretty capable at other things but never any good at anything.
Sean Bean, English Actor (1959-  )
With a film, I do my best to understand the author's intentions and try to bring the characters to life.
Bruce Beresford, Australian Director (1940-  )
In laughter we always find an unavowed intention to humiliate and consequently to correct our neighbour.
Henri Bergson, French Scientist (1859-1941)
It's amazing how much you can learn if your intentions are truly earnest.
Chuck Berry, American Musician (1926-  )
When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Otto von Bismarck, German Leader (1815-1898)
When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.
Otto von Bismarck, German Leader (1815-1898)
I may err in judgment, but I hope not in intention.
Edward Blake, Canadian Politician (1833-1912)
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