We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of relinquishing it. – George Orwell 1984. Part 3, Chapter 3. O’Brien to Winston, relieving him of any illusions that the Party is ever going to cede power to the people.
I had no intention of getting back into politics. I was teaching at Bowdoin and happily retired from politics. – Angus King
If it had been our intention to take Iraq, if it had been our intention to destroy the country, if it had been our intention to overrun the country, we could have done it unopposed. – Norman Schwarzkopf
Basically, if I have no intention of using a service then I won’t bother reverse-engineering it. – Jon Johansen
I have no intention of being a potted plant, and just getting watered every so often. – Richard J. Codey
I seem to be failing in my intention to be as boring as I possibly can be for self-protection. – Tom Stoppard
