Accidental Quotes

198 Accidental quotes by 162 unique authors

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 one’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 ‘chaos,’… — 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
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

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