Accidental Quotes

198 quotes by 163 authors

Do not be afraid of the past. If people tell you that it is irrevocable, do not believe them. The past, the present and the… — Oscar Wilde
At some clubs success is accidental. At Arsenal it is compulsory. — Arsene Wenger
It is no accident that television has been dominated by a handful of corporate powers. Neither is it accidental that television has been used to… — Jerry Mander
How accidental our existences are, really, and how full of influence by circumstance. — Louis Kahn
One need not be a prophet to be aware of impending dangers. An accidental combination of experience and interest will often reveal events to one… — Friedrich August von Hayek
In an age of synthetic images and synthetic emotions, the chances of an accidental encounter with reality are remote indeed. — Serge Daney
It [the depression] was not accidental. It was a carefully contrived occurrence worked out as one works out a mathematical equation. The international bankers sought… — Louis Thomas McFadden
A man who has cured himself of all ridiculous prepossessions, and is fully, sincerely, and steadily convinced, from experience as well as philosophy, that the… — David Hume
The fate of our times is characterized by rationalization and intellectualization and, above all, by the 'disenchantment of the world.' Precisely the ultimate and most… — Max Weber
Faith is not an art. Faith is not an achievement. Faith is not a good work of which some may boast while others can excuse… — Karl Barth
Photography is an investigation of both the outer and the inner worlds. The first experiences with the camera involve looking at the world beyond the… — Ansel Adams
We can't float through life. We can't be incidental or accidental. We must fix our gaze on a guiding star as soon as one comes… — Ossie Davis
Nothing in art should seem accidental, not even movement — Edgar Degas
In Darwin's theory, you just have to substitute 'mutations' for his 'slight accidental variations' (just as quantum theory substitutes 'quantum jump' for 'continuous transfer of… — Erwin Schrodinger
So far it has been assumed that the only pregnancies which are aborted are accidental ones and the only foetuses destroyed those whose mothers could… — Germaine Greer
To savour Istanbul's back streets, to appreciate the vines and trees that endow its ruins with accidental grace, you must, first and foremost, be a… — Orhan Pamuk
The experience of oppressed people is that the living of oneâ€™s life is confined and shaped by forces and barriers which are not accidental or… — Marilyn Frye
Steady faith is stronger than destiny. Destiny is the result of causes, mostly accidental, and is therefore loosely woven. Confidence and good hope will overcome… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Chaos is but unperceived order; it is a word indicating the limitations of the human mind and the paucity of observational facts. The words â€˜chaos,â€™… — Harlow Shapley
The stream of knowledge is heading towards a non-mechanical reality; the universe begins to look more like a great thought than like a machine. Mind… — James Jeans

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