Incident Quotes

188 Incident quotes by 158 unique authors

I've had to recover not only from a single well-publicized incident, but several years of press aftermath. — Donna Rice Hughes
I enjoyed doing the gag covers better than the story ones because they were usually simpler. A cover based on an incident in the plot… — Carl Barks
What first caught my eye about Rihanna was an interview she did with Diane Sawyer after the Chris Brown incident, where she was very articulate,… — Peter Berg
Blind Curve,' the book I'm working on now, sprang from a crazy incident that happened to me last year while on my book tour. I… — Andrew Gross
President Obama's decision to bypass the constitutional advice and consent of the Senate is not an isolated incident. — Chuck Grassley
It may seem unfashionable to say so, but historians should seize the imagination as well as the intellect. History is, in a sense, a story,… — Peter Ackroyd
The charm of variety there was not, nor the excitement of incident; but I liked peace so well, and sought stimulus so little, that when… — Charlotte Bronte
The best ideas will eat at you for days, maybe even weeks, until something, some incident, some impulse, triggers you to finally express them. — Criss Jami
When some incident has shattered the career you’ve mapped out for yourself, a folly, a crime or a misfortune, you mustn’t think you’re down and… — W. Somerset Maugham
As a result of the incident and subsequent media coverage, I have been forced to leave my home, my school, my employer, my family and… — George Zimmerman
Under our present enormous accumulation of books, I do affirm that a most miserable distraction of choice must be very generally incident to the times;… — Thomas de Quincey
Watergate is a sad and tragic incident in our history. They were wrong, dead wrong, those men at Watergate. Men abused power, but the system… — John Wayne
Do not contemplate on death; it is just an incident in life; contemplate on God, who is the master of all life. — Sathya Sai Baba
There are three great international team sports in Australia: cricket, rugby (two codes), and Pom-bashing. But the greatest of these is the last, and it… — Simon Barnes
Cruise passengers can be blinded to the very real perils of the sea by ship operators unwilling to interrupt the party for security warnings. And… — Chris Shays
This is a perfect example of the power and ridiculousness of a website like Wikipedia. I did give a slightly contentious graduation speech, where I… — Nick Kroll
The way we have to measure progress is not, "Is there ever going to be an incident of racism in the country?" It's, "How does… — Barack Obama
Saigon, U.S.A. aptly documents the birth of a new American community, uprooted in the aftermath of war and forever torn apart by the wounds of… — Nguyen Qui Duc
Some people are never content with their lot, let what will happen. Clouds and darkness are over their heads, alike whether it rain or shine.… — Charles Spurgeon
Marriage, to women as to men, must be a luxury, not a necessity; an incident of life, not all of it. And the only possible… — Susan B. Anthony
Hamlet 's character is the prevalence of the abstracting and generalizing habit over the practical. He does not want courage, skill, will, or opportunity; but… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
I've never been to a class reunion or anything because I'm always afraid of that one - there's going to be some 'Carrie'-like incident. — Paul Feig
What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? — Henry James
What people fear most about tragedy is its randomness - a taxi cab jumps the curb and hits a pedestrian, a gun misfires and kills… — Jeffrey Kluger
A disagreement or incident involving someone who's not that important to you, like a guy who cut you off in traffic or a rude cashier,… — Joel Osteen

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