Accidentally Quotes

262 quotes by 233 authors

In 1945 J.A. Ratcliffe ... suggested that I [join his group at Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge] to start an investigation of the radio emission from the… — Martin Ryle
The true genius is a mind of large general powers, accidentally determined to some particular direction. — Samuel Johnson
There's more to be learned here [St. Andrews] about course design than anywhere. Collection bunkers, false fronts, bump shots. The fundamentals of design became fundamental… — Jack Nicklaus
Viktor Petrenko and I met at a competition, where I beat him completely accidentally. I felt so embarrassed in front of my idol. — Evgeni Plushenko
If I hurt someone, if I were to accidentally poke someone's eye out, I would laugh. And then I'd say, 'I'm sorry, I really do… — Rachel McAdams
For exactly the same reason, it is sometimes satisfying to cut yourself and bleed. On those gray [sic] days where eight in the morning looks… — Augusten Burroughs
Would it not be strange if a universe without purpose accidentally created humans who are so obsessed with purpose? — John Templeton
Ever heard the story about a cat that accidentally caught a mouse in his sleep? Me neither — Mike Murdock
Whether deliberately, unconsciously or accidentally, she seems to have composed her own life so that its fitful, rudderless, and self-doubting first half was alchemized into… — Carolyn Heilbrun
For me songwriting is very...it's almost like an accident. 'Oh I accidentally wrote about that.' I sit down with the urge to write a song… — Jessica Lea Mayfield
When I was 23, 24, I used to have a really bad runny nose, mucus, tons of acne, reddishness all over. A woman on a… — Woody Harrelson
I started in radio, again accidentally. I wasn't looking for this kind of work at all. — Hector Elizondo
What if I accidentally hit somebody? Because my dad took one of his friends golfing, and it was, like, one of his first times and… — Jessica Simpson
The awkward moment when Santa accidentally leaves the price tag on your present. — Eddy Sims
What I believe is really good in the so-called documentary approach to photography is the addition of lyricism.[this quality] is usually produced unconsciously and even… — Walker Evans
The people, especially when moderately instructed, are the only safe, because the only honest, depositaries of the public rights, and should therefore be introduced into… — Thomas Jefferson
What is the right of the huntsman to the forest of a thousand miles over which he has accidentally ranged in quest of prey? Shall… — John Quincy Adams
I was working on a flat tax proposal and accidentally proved there was no God. — Homer
My mother accidentally gave me food poisoning. She fed me baby carrots for a snack before Christmas dinner - but they had expired in June!… — Busy Philipps
If youâ€™d just center your thoughts and affections upon the Lord, youâ€™d be better off accidentally than youâ€™ve ever been on purpose! — Andrew Wommack

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