#intention

In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade of another country, right or wrong, a pretext is always sought. ↗

— Elihu Root

#always #another #country #desire #first

It has been more wittily than charitably said that hell is paved with good intentions; they have their place in heaven also. ↗

— Robert Southey

#been #good #good intentions #heaven #hell

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

#comments #decided #every #everybody #getting

My first real breakthrough collided with the last months of Callaghan's Labour government, which had every intention of enjoying my success as much as I did. ↗

— Peter Straub

#did #enjoying #every #first #government

There are a lot of movies I'd like to throw away. That's not to say that I went in with that attitude. Any film I ever started, I went in with all the hope and best intentions in the world, but some films just don't work. ↗

— Kiefer Sutherland

#attitude #away #best #best intentions #ever

A lie does not consist in the indirect position of words, but in the desire and intention, by false speaking, to deceive and injure your neighbour. ↗

— Jonathan Swift

#deceive #desire #does #false #indirect

It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention. ↗

— Brendan Gill

#level #nature #new #new yorker #often

I have no intention of going back to France, except for yearly visits to meet my family. ↗

— Francois Gautier

#except #family #france #going #i

It's a pragmatist's business, comedy. Start off with good intentions and references to the Pompidou Centre and you end up with boiled sweets and a pantomime cow. ↗

— Mel Smith

#business #centre #comedy #cow #end

Being cryptic is an art unto itself. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#meanings #wisdom #art