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It's understanding the intention of a composer that...

It's understanding the intention of a composer that allows a producer and an arranger to make those moments speak.

Quote by Michael Bolton about intention

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that...

Laws should be interpreted in a liberal sense so that their intention may be preserved.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about intention, common sense, sense

I am not surprised that they show no intention to follow in my footsteps, although if I had a second chance myself, I would certainly try to repeat my present career.

Quote by Richard Ernst about intention, career, present, chance

The intention of the reef is to reduce the surface of the sail in proportion to the increase of the wind; for which reason there are several reefs parallel to each other in the superior sails, whereby they may be still further diminished, in order...

Quote by William Falconer about intention, order, reason

I had a brother who was an attorney, so my first...

I had a brother who was an attorney, so my first intention was to go to law school. I wound up in the police department, and I loved it.

Quote by Dennis Farina about intention, police, law, school

Stockhausen was a great guy, very rich in terms of musical imagination, all the different aspects of sound creation rolled into one extraordinary intuition. With a strict intention to be serial, but serial in an explosive way.

Quote by Luc Ferrari about intention, intuition, creation, wealth, imagination

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the...

A gift consists not in what is done or given, but in the intention of the giver or doer.

Quote by Seneca about character, intention, gifts

God is subtle and not with bad intentions.

God is subtle and not with bad intentions.

Quote by Albert Einstein about god, bad luck, bad

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies...

A truth that's told with bad intent beats all the lies you can invent.

Quote by William Blake about truth, bad luck, bad, contentment

There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial...

There was never sufficient evidence presented at my trial to support a finding of intent to kill.

Quote by Jack Henry Abbott

When there wasn't any money involved, for all intents and purposes, nobody gave a damn. But now the land, supposedly worthless, is seen for what it really is: an incredibly valuable asset.

Quote by Neil Abercrombie about money

This is the patent age of new inventions for killing...

This is the patent age of new inventions for killing bodies, and for saving souls. All propagated with the best intentions.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about age, olderness

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of...

The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.

Quote by Albert Camus about bad, ignorance, world, good, good luck

The principles which men give to themselves end by...

The principles which men give to themselves end by overwhelming their noblest intentions.

Quote by Albert Camus about end, man

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes...

The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about eyes, soul

I think England has served me very well. I like living in London for the reasons I gave. I have absolutely no intentions of cutting those ties. There is absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly not, so that I can have a swimming pool and a palm tree.

Quote by Colin Firth about reason

There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.

Quote by Gerald R. Ford about family, mother, children, things

It is more from carelessness about truth than from...

It is more from carelessness about truth than from intentionally lying that there is so much falsehood in the world.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about lie, truth, world

I don't believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don't judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.

Quote by Angelina Jolie about liberty, guilt, faith, judges, people, contentment, life

It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you...

It doesn't matter what you do, it only matters what you say you've done and what you say you're going to do.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about intention, contentment

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