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Intention Quotes

Sayings about the purpose and motives that drive our choices.

These quotes examine intention as the quiet force behind action, from a personal resolve to live fully in the moment to the gap between what a writer intends and how a book is actually received. Related musings appear in Always Quotes.

My intention is to do more films.

Quotes by Adepero Oduye

I have an intention to live each moment fully.

Quotes by Valerie Harper

I watched what method Nature might take, with intention of subduing the symptom by treading in her footsteps.

Quotes by Thomas Sydenham

The joke of our time is the suicide of intention.

Quotes by Theodor W. Adorno

Actor Quotes

Live theater is my favorite of all the mediums that I have worked in, so I have every intention on coming back to Broadway.

Quotes by Taye Diggs

I've got absolutely no intention of ever going to play at another club.

Quotes by Steven Gerrard

I had no intention of pursuing either the characters or the setting further.

Quotes by Stephen R. Donaldson

If I commit an error I do it without bad intention.

Quotes by Stand Watie

For me, I never really wanted to be in a 'Sissy Spacek' vehicle. That was not my intention. I got to be the 'Everygirl.'

Quotes by Sissy Spacek

Always Quotes

When I was a musician, I had no intention of taking up acting.

Quotes by Shruti Haasan

Why do I need succession planning? I'm very alert, I'm very vibrant. I have no intention to retire.

Quotes by Sheldon Adelson

I had no intention of entering politics, but then the force of events led me to become involved in politics.

Quotes by Sergio Mattarella

We have absolutely no intention of, or interest in, crossing Ukraine's borders.

Quotes by Sergei Lavrov

It is neither my intention to depart from the route of John Garang nor to change the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Quotes by Salva Kiir Mayardit

Any Quotes

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy.

Quotes by Ronald Reagan

The smallest deed is better than the grandest intention.

Quotes by Roger Nash Baldwin

It wasn't my intention ever to leave Chicago, that's for sure.

Quotes by Richard House

With 'Daud,' basically, I wanted to make a very 'Mad Max' kind of a film: that was my original intention.

Quotes by Ram Gopal Varma

Great films happen, and no one can make them on intention.

Quotes by Ram Gopal Varma

Back Quotes

I have no intention of telling people what I have for breakfast.

Quotes by Princess Margaret

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Frequently Asked Questions

What do these intention quotes focus on?
They explore the motives behind our choices, from living each moment fully to questioning whether outcomes ever match original goals.
Is there a quote about not intending to become an actor?
Yes, one admits having no intention of pursuing acting at all, showing how paths can shift unexpectedly. See more in Actor Quotes.
Do any quotes discuss intention in a serious historical context?
One reflects on how declared intentions around a conflict never fully lined up with what actually happened.
What does the quote about a book's reception mean?
It points out that an author's intention for their work rarely matches how readers actually receive it.
Where can I find more reflective quotes like these?
Browse Always Quotes for more thoughtful, everyday reflections.

Other lines question whether outcomes ever truly match original aims, a tension explored further in Back Quotes and Any Quotes.