“Our repeated failure to fully act as we would wish must not discourage us. It is the sincere intention that is the essential thing, and this will in time release us from the bondage of habits which at present seem almost insuperable.”
Thomas Troward
“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I intended to be.”
Douglas Adams
“A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
Lao Tzu
“Leadership is the wise use of power. Power is the capacity to translate intention into reality and sustain it.”
Warren G. Bennis
“The intention of never deceiving often exposes us to deception.”
François de la Rochefoucauld
“Half of the results of a good intentions are evil; half the results of an evil intention are good.”
Mark Twain
“It is not my intention to do away with government. It is rather to make it work -- work with us, not over us; stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it.”
Ronald Reagan