Quotes about Intention
Plans must be made for men. We cannot think of making men, and binding nature to our designs.
— Edmund Burke
the miracles were not intended to authenticate the teaching of Jesus, but to surround His life with a guard of honour."20
— Albert Schweitzer
If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred; or in other words, the Constitution ought to be preferred to the statute; the intention of the People to the intention of their agents.
— Alexander Hamilton
As holy zeal is the fervency of our grace, so sinful zeal is the intention and fervency of sin.
— Richard Baxter
Even with all the best intentions in the world, given our different temperaments, backgrounds, and the way we process our data and information, we are going to step on one another's toes. Two people with absolutely good will can deeply hurt one another. Good people hurt one another because we all come at reality in different ways. That's why, for Jesus, the only way to achieve union is through forgiveness, not through making sin impossible.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
Is there any evidence for why God created the heavens and the earth? What was God up to? Was there any divine intention or goal? Or do we even need a creator "God" to explain the universe?
— Fr. Richard Rohr
God never intended most human beings to become philosophers or theologians, but God does want all humans to represent the very Sympathy and Empathy of God. And it's okay if it takes a while to get there.
— Fr. Richard Rohr
The whole conduct of a Christian is nothing else but knowledge reduced to will, affection and practice.
— Richard Sibbes
God never does anything accidentally...
— Rick Warren
Knowing your purpose focuses your life.
— Rick Warren
If you're losing the battle against a persistent bad habit, an addiction, or a temptation, and you're stuck in a repeating cycle of good intention-failure-guilt, you will not get better on your own! You need the help of other people. Some temptations are only overcome with the help of a partner who prays for you, encourages you, and holds you accountable.
— Rick Warren
Most men lead lives of aimless distraction.
— Rick Warren