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It was the removing of a regime that was hostile, that clearly had the intention of constructing weapons systems.
So much of my intention with songs is to voice a continual dissatisfaction, or at least to claw my way out of it.
Critique, feedback, reaction to one's work or the way they have presented it, regardless of intention, is a gift.
Management [ Providence ], knowledge, and intention are not the same when ascribed to us and when ascribed to God.
The worker faithful to the well has neither the intention, or time, to violate the name and the service of others.
I had a deal with CNN and had no intention of going back to the music business, but you know, it's Lynyrd Skynyrd.
It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.
My intention was never to write a "trans novel" - which is perhaps an effective strategy for writing a trans novel.
The media is the message. It carries the full intention and the meaning. Once you change it...it's very disturbing.
When you don't behave the way liberals think you should, their effort and their intention to control you compounds.
Revolutionaries must proclaim their ideas courageously ... and express their intentions so that no one is deceived.
Even a moderniser like Alexander II - who emancipated the serfs in 1861 - had no intention of devolving real power.
It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.
The government's intention is to function, to have debates in Parliament, and to work in the interest of the people.
The power of an intention multiplies, depending upon how many people are thinking the same thought at the same time.
My music is colorful. The intention for it is to be good for whoever's listening to it, and my style is good for me.
As an artist, the most important thing and the most special thing is when your intention shines through on the work.
Whoever benefits his enemy with straightforward intention that man's enemies will soon fold their hands in devotion.
Everyone brings their top game to Endeavour. We're very lucky. I'm glad people love it because that's our intention.
The power of mass intention may ultimately be the force that shifts the tide toward repair and renewal of the planet.
It's always been my intention to never be boxed in. I never like to do something that it feels like I've done before.
However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.
I hope I contribute something useful to the human family. That's my intention. And I hope that it's useful to people.
It's never been our intention to sell millions of albums, but if our message touches that many people, then so be it.
An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.
We introduced the Community Charge. I still call it that. I like the Poles - I never had any intention of taxing them.
The particular qualities and intentions of photographs tend to be swallowed up in the generalized pathos of time past.
Conversion is not my intention. Changing religion is not easy. You may develop some kind of confusion or difficulties.
Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautiful but also happier.
There would be no accumulation of strength inside if the choices that you make did not require disipline and intention.
My whole intention is to break down these limitations of what a black comedian is supposed to be and to open up a space.
To know the good from the bad, measure the heart. Actions reveal the true coloring of one's heart, not their intentions.
I would say I've always lived creativity, but now I - I do it with an intention that's got a completely different power.
For me, I never really wanted to be in a 'Sissy Spacek' vehicle. That was not my intention. I got to be the 'Everygirl.'
Sometimes, when I do certain looks, I don't want the intention to be taken out of context or expressed in the wrong way.
My intention was to create something that people loved to look at and they could find inspiration from, and that was it.
I never say how many goals I'm going to score. My intention is to be happy and make sure that people around me are, too.
There is an intention to colonise Libya. And this makes the Libyan people want to fight the new colonisation by the West.
I don't really make movies with an intention other than asking myself, 'Do I love the character, and do I love the story?'
Intentional suffering and the postponement of happiness is not yoga or Buddhism. It will not lead to a better incarnation.
I've always thought that as long as I did the right things and had the right intentions, everything would fall into place.
I have no intention of lingering through a season, just to have a chance to be an alternate on a relay. I don't want that.
People get confused when they see my shows, but that isn't the intention. My intention is to destabilize the act of seeing.
Being some country lad from the banks of the River Boyne, I never wanted to be wealthy. I was driven by artistic intention.
Might I be ridiculous? Might my career in music be laughable? Yeah, that's possible, but that's certainly not my intention.
Anyone can write one book: even politicians do it. Starting a second book reveals an intention to be a professional writer.
I want to live a life full of purpose and intention. Sometimes when we play sports and athletics you can lose your purpose.
A work of art, so far as it is a work of art, cannot - whatever the artist's personal intention - advocate anything at all.
Live theater is my favorite of all the mediums that I have worked in, so I have every intention on coming back to Broadway.
Americans tend not to distinguish between political rhetoric and real intentions, which can lead to great misunderstanding.