Quotes with intention-something

Quotes 1581 till 1600 of 1811.

  • William James Whatever universe a professor believes in must at any rate be a universe that lends itself to lengthy discourse. A universe definable in two sentences is something for which the professorial intellect has no use. No faith in anything of that cheap kind!
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Edgar W. Howe When a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.
    Edgar W. Howe
    American journalist and writer (1853 - 1937)
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  • Otto von Bismarck When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice.
    Otto von Bismarck
    German statesman and prime minister (1815 - 1898)
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  • Otto Von Bismarck When a man says that he approves something in principal, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it in practice.
    Otto Von Bismarck
    German statesman and prime minister (1815 - 1898)
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  • Casey Affleck When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression.
    Casey Affleck
    American actor and director (1975 - )
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  • Elie Wiesel When a person doesn't have gratitude, something is missing in his or her humanity.
    Elie Wiesel
    Rumanian-born American Writer (1928 - 2016)
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  • Junius When a person is determined to believe something, the very absurdity of the doctrine confirms them in their faith.
    Junius
    pseudonym of a writer of letters to the Public Advertiser
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  • Carl Friedrich Gauss When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false.
    Carl Friedrich Gauss
    German mathematician and physicist (1777 - 1855)
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  • George Bernard Shaw When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty.
    George Bernard Shaw
    Irish-English writer and critic (1856 - 1950)
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  • Miguel de Unamuno When a thing is said to be not worth refuting you may be sure that either it is flagrantly stupid - in which case all comment is superfluous - or it is something formidable, the very crux of the problem.
    Miguel de Unamuno
    Spanish philosophical writer (1864 - 1936)
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  • Doug Horton When all is lost, ask the I.R.S. - they'll find something.
    Doug Horton
    American Protestant clergyman
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  • Bernard M. Baruch When beggars and shoeshine boys, barbers and beauticians can tell you how to get rich it is time to remind yourself that there is no more dangerous illusion than the belief that one can get something for nothing.
    Bernard M. Baruch
    American investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant (1870 - 1965)
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  • Billy Graham When Christians say God has been talking to them about something, it simply means they have a strong inner conviction or feeling that God has made His will known to them.
    Billy Graham
    American Evangelist (1918 - 2018)
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  • Carine Roitfeld When everything is good, maybe I think it's the time to do something else.
    Carine Roitfeld
    French fashion editor (1954 - )
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  • Camille Paglia When feminism and gay activism set themselves against organized religion, they have the obligation to put something better in its place.
    Sex, Art and American Culture : New Essays (1992)
    Camille Paglia
    American academic and social critic (1947 - )
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  • Bart Stupak When I came to Congress, like our first panel, small business people, 64 percent of the people had health insurance. We'd buy it. Now, we're down to about 34 percent. That's why we have to do something on health care in this country because the cost is killing us.
    Bart Stupak
    American politician (1952 - )
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  • Brett Ratner When I do short films, I try to do something completely out of my comfort zone, out of my element.
    Brett Ratner
    American director and producer (1969 - )
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  • Dr. Jess Lair When I do something in my family because I really enjoy it, then my duty has become my pleasure. And it is a pleasure for all the people around me.
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  • Carla Hall When I do something that's stressful, I have to find a moment of peace, so I tend to meditate and get in the flow. It's a regular practice of mine.
    Carla Hall
    American chef and television personality (1964 - )
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  • Boyd Holbrook When I got into high school, I got really into basketball. I had this itch that I wanted to just move. I didn't know what I wanted to do, but I knew that if basketball became a scholarship or something, it would be a means to that. It turned out I couldn't jump that high.
    Boyd Holbrook
    American actor and model
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