Quotes about Intention

But being has to precede doing if you want to change your world.

Willa A. Foster commented, "Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives.

In the morning he asked himself, "What good shall I do today?" In the evening he asked, "What good have I done today?

If you want to live a life that matters, don't start when you get good; start now so you become good.

while nobody plans to mess up their life, the problem is that few of us plan not to. That is, we don't put the necessary safeguards in place to ensure a happy ending." So

Lao Tzu said, "If we don't change the direction we're going, we are likely to end up where we are headed.

If you desire to mine the gold of good intentions in others, then forgiveness is essential. And it's rarely a one-time thing. Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was right when he said, "Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a permanent attitude.

As you start your day, are you wondering what you will reap, or are you wondering what you will sow?

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

Choose your friends with caution; plan your future with purpose, and frame your life with faith.

Intend to live in continual mortification, and never to expect or desire any worldly ease or pleasure.

Act as if everything you desire is already here...treat yourself as if you already are what you'd like to become.