Accidents Quotations

There's so much happenstance, so many accidents - stumbling into something and finding it interesting and living with it over time and building on it. It's okay to work from doubt. You need to be willing to not know.

I'm riveted by extreme sports like big-wave surfing, 'megaramp' skateboarding and half-pipe snowboarding. I'm fascinated partly because the sports are so exhilaratingly acrobatic. But I'm also captivated by the fear that a terrible accident might happen at any moment. And accidents do happen.

Modern motor vehicles are safer and more reliable than they have ever been - yet more than 1 million people are killed in car accidents around the world each year, and more than 50 million are injured. Why? Largely because one perilous element in the mechanics of driving remains unperfected by progress: the human being.

The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man.

Musical accidents are a gold mine. The thing about accidental discoveries is they won't be made unless you put yourself in a position to make that discovery. To do that means hundreds of hours, days and weeks where you do things and don't discover anything.

The concept of reason itself appears as an artificial attempt to separate intellectual powers from the frustrations, emotions, and accidents which cause events; the concept of reason is viewed as facade to prevent change.

One does not become a guru by accident.

There are no small accidents on this circuit.

Without history we are the prisoners of the accident of where and when we were born.

We had a few tragic accidents in our state, as they've had in every state, from train crashes on down. And really, no text is worth dying for; that is our message to young people. And this is such a new phenomenon when you look at the number of texts and how they've increased exponentially in just the last few years.

There are many causes of violent deaths in America - murders and traffic accidents - that we do not approach with the same 'no price too steep, no task too difficult' approach that we take toward al Qaeda.

It is much easier to drive without having an accident.

I don't think there's any accidents in my life.

We have all read tragic stories in our local papers about gun accidents as a result of misuse. As lawmakers we can better promote safety and responsibility by encouraging gun owners to purchase gun safes to store firearms and keep them from falling into the wrong hands.

We all know that looking back only gets you into an accident because you're going to run into something without seeing it.

Spike Lee is obviously more stupid than anyone can be by accident.

Every job I've ever gotten has been an accident. All the jobs I actually go after, I don't get.

Most of us were probably less than immaculately honest as teenagers; it's practically encoded into adolescence that you savor your secrets, dress in disguise, carve out some space for experiments and accidents and all the combustible lab work of becoming who you are.

Even though things happen by accident, you also unconsciously choose things that help you.

Some things happen by accident - embrace them.

I personally do not write highbrow music. If I do, it's by accident.

What men call accident is God's own part.

Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks when you're not looking.

For me, everything has always been an accident.

There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet.

Then I became interested in drama, and almost by accident, I drifted into film.

Being creative is my idea of heaven. I'm just incredibly fortunate that I can do it in artwork. Watercolor is what I started out with. What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.

No child wants to fall off a jungle gym or slide. Accidents are an unfortunate fact of life, but to lower every last slide and jungle gym to a height that would only interest a toddler is doing our children a grave disservice.

My first book, 'To Engineer Is Human,' was prompted by nonengineer friends asking me why so many technological accidents and failures were occurring. If engineers knew what they were doing, why did bridges and buildings fall down? It was a question that I had often asked myself, and I had no easy answer.

I never thought I was going to be a singer. That was an accident.

The space shuttle is a better and safer rocket than it was before the Challenger accident.

A relationship is sent by God and accident.

But I've never felt objectified. Nothing you see me do is an accident.

I'm simply an accident. Why take it all so seriously?

There is no such thing as accident; it is fate misnamed.

I believe you have constructive accidents en route through a novel only because you have mapped a clear way. If you have confidence that you have a clear direction to take, you always have confidence to explore other ways; if they prove to be mere digressions, you'll recognize that and make the necessary revisions.

I don't really consider myself a novelist, it just came out purely by accident.

Working with Troop A, we were successful in getting the Senate to approve a plan that would protect our first responders and prevent highway fatalities, ... Dozens of police officers and fire fighters have lost their lives in accidents that should have been avoidable. Our initiative instructs the Department of Transportation to develop model legislation that will increase awareness and help save lives.

With the lack of institutional knowledge, you could end up with more injuries and catastrophic accidents to some of the employees.

With the high price of heating this year, we could see more accidents. But I would love to be proved wrong about this.

We're beginning to realize that drowsiness or sleep deprivation, fatigue, is beginning to outstrip alcohol as a cause of accidents in transportation, particularly on the highway,

There are no mistakes, just happy accidents.

There are no mistakes, only happy accidents.

We'll be careful with Reggie this week in practice. We'll make sure there aren't any accidents with him.

You'll learn more from your accidents than anything that you could ever learn at school.

The fortune of nations has often depended on accidents . . .

We acknowledge everything from the food-stamp fraud to the van accidents. A lot of those legal problems came from growing pains and oversight. But Bishop Jefferson is making the necessary adjustments for anything that is under his watch.

The notion of God is the notion of richness without accident

Accidents happen all the time.

Even the best plans can change if there's an accident.

We do not suffer by accident.

What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.

What we really want to be able to do now, is to have government and the aviation industry working together right now to find that strategic solution, knowing that there is gridlock and the potential of increased accidents if we don't do something to address the problem today,

There are no accidents in any NCAA Tournament. There are no accidents being a championship team. Because it is a one-and-done situation, there are no second chances, no easy games. What national championship team hasn't been accepted as the best team in the country?

We used to have to do a lot of hiking to get to our avalanche control routes. And it didn't increase the number of accidents that much, like we had anticipated, because of the quality of skiers up there.

I was an accident - my mum was only 16 when she had me.

I snorted heroin once by accident. It was amazing. But kids, don't snort heroin. It's too good.

There are no accidents, only encounters with destiny!

We have a serious, serious problem in Kentucky with failure to report accidents.

The Act of God designation on all insurance policies; which means, roughly, that you cannot be insured for the accidents that are most likely to happen to you.

When you put a liquor license in that large a facility, there will be more accidents, it will be more dangerous, and you potentially will have more fatalities.

Manic. The whole day's been manic with the weather. Rain, traffic, accidents. It was a hectic session. It was mad for us trying to get a lap time in.

Life is like the blink of an eye. What is that worth? Nothing. But the eye that blinks - that is something. I guess I blinked, on accident. Sometimes, though, I have found accidents to be the most fortuitous events in my life. You meet the one person who reminds you what you are, what you do, how to be happy.

Like all manufacturers of consumer products, Cooper has lawsuits filed against it for a variety of reasons. Unfortunately, car accidents occur and there can be fatalities. We hardly believe plaintiff attorneys are in a position to judge the quality of our products or the quality of our manufacturing facilities.

Like all freedom, this can be abused or used for good, ... we don't outlaw cars because people sometime have accidents in them.

SEPA is busy handling highly frequent environmental accidents. It is hard for SEPA to spare more manpower and resources into pushing the regulation to every corner of the country.

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People want the most information they can get about their trip. Their No. 1 irritant is traffic. Our system is the first one not built into a luxury car that can provide them in virtually real time with information about traffic incidents, such as accidents and construction.

Ponce is known far and wide as a treacherous inlet. There has been a lot of near misses and lot of accidents that go unreported.

I don't believe you should just be able to shoot; I think there would be too many accidents that should never have happened.

I can hear the accidents as people cut through to get to Henny Penny. They think one way is safe and the other one isn't. You can hear the noise in here.

Car accidents are the leading killer of teens in this country. Teens are just learning to drive and face many distractions, so they're at a very high risk for accidents. We want to help teens learn good, safe habits from the very beginning. Our hope is our Safety Scholars program will help us find the best way to get all teens to hear this important message.

Cell-phone use contributes to driver inattention, which is a major cause of accidents. Therefore, we pay great attention to that offense.

Burnout leads to accidents, arguments, breaks relationships and costs the bottom line.

I have a few household accidents, maybe drop a cup or two or smash a plate, but nothing like this has ever happened to me before.

I can't recall in 20 years of investigating accidents any pilot being held criminally responsible for an accident. I believe he's very worried.

From a policing standpoint, anything that can reduce accidents legitimately is going to be a great aid.

For us, it's always been a concern. Over the years, there's been a number of minor accidents. There are trees and sort of dips in the grass, and stones out there, and so on and so forth. It's pretty dangerous.

We're on a bit of a spike from December until now, with the fatal accidents.

What I'm out there to try to prevent is accidents.

What I'm looking at is this. If there were six or seven accidents at that intersection, I'd say we have a problem. But there haven't been any accidents.

The rally is hard and unfortunately this year there were some accidents.

There are obviously things that can lead to accidents... . The likelihood that you can have things lead to two accidents ... at the same time ... that's a pretty heavy coincidence.

He lent a 19-year-old inexperienced driver who had a history of speeding and car accidents a high-powered automobile.

It appeared to be just one of those awful accidents -- terrible that it occurred on Memorial Day (weekend).

I think it's going to increase the number of accidents. People are going to turn anyway without the benefit of the left turn signal, and we'll see some lovely broadsides, probably some fatalities.

Last Monday, a tragic series of errors, negligence and accidents suddenly cast us into darkness, tears, wounds and mourning.

It is simply too unsafe to let any of our keiki ride in the back of pickup trucks. We have to protect them. It breaks my heart to see teenagers in the ER after accidents like the one we experienced this past weekend in Kona.

It is a safety project and it is linked to accidents.

Pennsylvania companies are not only reducing workplace injuries, they are saving hundreds of millions of dollars by focusing on safety, ... As a result, fewer accidents translate directly into improvements in productivity and further reductions in workers' compensation costs.

Our immediate focus is reduction of speed, enhanced enforcement and center-safety barriers to reduce serious and fatal accidents.

Our purpose is to give people a realistic snapshot of what happens to people in alcohol-related accidents. People always think it's not going to happen to them.

Our game wardens do collect information on hunting accidents as a matter of routine procedures. There typically is no formal investigation, if it's just a straightforward accident.

Roads really aren't in bad shape. We've probably had 15 or 20 weather-related accidents in the region that required ODOT crews. The snow seemed to come down heavy from 5 to 8 a.m.

Research shows these measures can reduce accidents and fatalities. That's why legislators around the country are thinking about this.

Relief is finally coming for San Francisco pedestrians and bicyclists, ... The loss of human life and suffering caused by the staggering number of accidents along 19th Avenue clearly warrants this legislation.

Ordinary people think that talent must be always on its own level and that it arises every morning like the sun, rested and refreshed, ready to draw from the same storehouse -- always open, always full, always abundant -- new treasures that it will heap up on those of the day before; such people are unaware that, as in the case of all mortal things, talent has its increase and decrease, and that independently of the career it takes, like everything that breathes... it undergoes all the accidents of health, of sickness, and of the dispositions of the soul -- its gaiety or its sadness. As with our perishable flesh. talent is obliged constantly to keep guard over itself, to combat, and to keep perpetually on the alert amid the obstacles that witness the exercise of its singular power.

Looking at national studies, one of the key issues in accidents involving teens was being distracted. One of the primary causes of distraction were other teens in the car.

Look left. Look right. And look left again. Careful drivers prevent accidents.

I'm hoping the backlash is over. We've been going through that for the past eight years.