Accidental Quotes

198 quotes by 162 authors

The accidental causes of science are only accidents relatively to the intelligence of a man. — Chauncey Wright
I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion. — Joan Blades
The reduced variability of small populations is not always due to accidental gene loss, but sometimes to the fact that the entire population was started… — Ernst Mayr
Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for the possessor almost… — Henry David Thoreau
Drug use, within entire teams continues unabated. It is planned and deliberate cheating, with complex methods, sophisticated substances and techniques, and the active complicity of… — Dick Pound
Respect is based on Friendship,and friendship is based on love and love is so accidental isn't it ? — Robert E. Lee
New developments in weapon systems during the 1950s and early 1960s created a situation that was most dangerous, and even conducive to accidental war. — Herman Kahn
This is a lesson mankind has not yet learned. We identify, and stratify, and treat persons largely on the basis of their accidental (physical) characteristics,… — Sydney J. Harris
No event for the Koyukon - or for most other indigenous peoples - is ever entirely meaningless or accidental, but neither is any event entirely… — David Abram
Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame — Samuel Johnson
Confidence is the illusion born of accidental success. — Thomas a Kempis
Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often. Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The explosion of a terrorist's single nuclear device in a major metropolitan center would trigger an unparalleled humanitarian and environmental disaster. An accidental military launch… — Alan Cranston
Extensive violations of human rights (torture, forced reduction of living standards for much of the population, police-sponsored death squads, destruction of representative institutions or of… — Noam Chomsky
To me, art almost always speaks more forcefully when it appears in an imperfect, accidental, and fragmentary way, somehow just signaling its presence, allowing one… — Witold Gombrowicz
But I have always - ever since The Accidental Woman - written novels about individuals attempting to make choices in the context of situations over… — Jonathan Coe
The reason it is difficult is that we have been conditioned to laugh at conspiracy theories, and few people will risk public ridicule by advocating… — G. Edward Griffin
All deaths before the age of 100 are accidental, caused by carelessness or thoughtlessness. — Chiyo Uno
Superficially insignificant or accidental looking detail (in art) may well carry the most important unconscious symbolism. — Anton Ehrenzweig
A photographer who made a picture from a splendid moment, an accidental pose of someone or a beautiful scenery, is the finder of a treasure. — Robert Doisneau

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