#intent

Kubrick never explained the ending to us, or what his intentions were. He didn't intend for it to be a predictable film. ↗

— Keir Dullea

#explained #film #his #intend #intentions

My major in college was Chinese Studies. It was very intentional. ↗

— Mira Sorvino

#college #intentional #major #studies #very

The human brain can soften as a result of incessant listening to music with an intent to commit prose. ↗

— Donal Henahan

#commit #human #human brain #incessant #intent

Being cryptic is an art unto itself. ↗

— Shannon L. Alder

#meanings #wisdom #art

Powerful words come with powerful intent. Where you have passion, strength, courage, and determination you can accomplish anything! ↗

— K.L. Toth

#courage #goal #intent #intention #passion

Miki-san... do you truly want that person's dream to come true? Or is it that you want to be that person's savior for making that dream come true? If you're going to fulfill someone else's dream, that's the time when it's most important to be sure you know your own wish. The two might seem the same, but they're entirely different. ↗

— Magica Quartet

#desires #dream #dreams #intention #intentions

I believe that we must align our actions with our highest principles. No matter the outcome, we will not have failed if we act from our best intentions.” “The road to hell is paved with good intentions, Captain,” Chakotay said with equal certainty. “So is the road to peace,” Cambridge observed. ↗

— Kirsten Beyer

#peace #principles #equality

Hell is paved with good intentions. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

#good-intentions #hell #intentions #life

The smallest deed is better than the greatest intention. ↗

— John Burroughs

#deed #greatest #intention #smallest #than

Stories, as much as we like to talk about them, retrospectively, as emanations of theme or worldview or intention, occur primarily as technical objects when they're being written. Or at least they do for me. They're the result of thousands of decisions made at speed during revision. ↗

— George Saunders

#being #decisions #during #intention #least