Famous Quotes & Sayings

There are a fair share of accidents, it's a combination of speed and people being in a hurry,

There are accidents that, if they are foreseen, are avoided.

The reason we're using the zipper lane barrier is it gives a little more than the regular barrier, so we don't want a car, when it impacts it, to ricochet back into the other lane of traffic. While we're trying to prevent head on collisions we also don't want an accident on the same side of the highway.

There has never been a major accident there, but because of the angle of the tracks, it's certainly a candidate for one.

There has been no place for families in investigations of mining accidents, and that day is over.

There has been a number of fatal car accidents and it needs to be controlled by a traffic signal,

When Christopher got his license it had the organ donation on the back. My husband is a retired firefighter and Christopher had seen and heard a lot about accidents and what happens to people, and he was very aware of what problems there are and that is something he wanted to do. So he is still helping people.

Tom Fitzgerald

We thought it was an automobile accident and we looked out the window and we saw the tail section of a Southwest airliner laying across the street, on Central Avenue. People were running and ambulances were coming down the street.

You have to be very flexible and understand as a director, especially as a writer/director, that you cannot hang onto stuff really hard. You have to be ready to accept those happy accidents and to anticipate that they are going to happen and capitalize on them.

This year's tragic mine accidents in West Virginia require immediate action to put in place addition safety requirements to help miners successfully evacuate a mine when an emergency occurs.

Ram Dass

There are no accidents whatsoever in the universe.

We constantly work radar on Montrose, but you can't work it every day, and when we leave, the speeding starts up again. This accident didn't involve speeding, but the street is one where speeding is a problem.

We have been lucky, the only accidents that have been reported were minor. It has been typical accidents that happen when children go outside to play. However, when the skate park first opened, we did have a young man that re-injured a previous injury.

We have been in constant contact with the airworthiness authorities in the UK and France, the airframe and engine manufacturers, and Air France throughout Concorde's flying life, and particularly closely since the accident in Paris last month,

Don Galloway

When I was in college, a professor said there are three causes of accidents -- the car, the roadway or the nut behind the wheel.

We will do whatever it takes to ensure a complete investigation into this unfortunate accident to ensure all of our people are safe. Mid-America Fiber works under the highest safety standards, and our safety record exceeds industry average and standards.

Kevin Harvick

We would never be at the point we're at if his accident had never happened. Safety is incredible how fast it advanced.

We didn't get any major accidents that backed up traffic for miles or anything like that. We couldn't have scripted it better.

We had a boating accident ... that happened approximately 2:30 p.m. (Monday), close to Clearwater Cove. At this time it's not clear what caused the boat to capsize." ()

We believe that all of the damages related to this tragic accident have been paid.

We assure you, Mr. Politicians, that we're not going to let this rest. If another accident happens without safety changes, you are responsible.

John Morris

We believe it to be the result of a vehicle accident at this time. We understand there's no indication of belligerent activity.

We believe he was using jumper cables to start his tractor when the accident occurred.

There are quite a few accidents at this intersection. We think it will slow down some of the kids.

Don Lemon

Michael Jackson is an accidental civil rights leader - an accidental pioneer. He broke ground and barriers in so many different realms in artistry, in pictures, in movies, in music, you name it.

Douglas Coupland

Art was always my main focus; I fell into writing by accident in the 1980s, writing magazine articles to pay for my studio. I have to put myself into the position of writing; sometimes it doesn't work, and sometimes it works great.

My experience I consider an accident in the Hollywood system. I don't believe it should be a reference for a black film maker, or an example for any young film maker, because it's purely luck.

Larry Smith

We called him (fire marshal) in immediately on the scene. He lives here locally. His investigation indicates it appears to be accidental fire. Appeared to be an electrical fire.

We have all read tragic stories in our local papers about gun accidents as a result of misuse. As lawmakers we can better promote safety and responsibility by encouraging gun owners to purchase gun safes to store firearms and keep them from falling into the wrong hands.

Casey Stengel

But the only things that interrupted our happy family life came out there on the field, injuries and accidents and sickness, as the boys gave it all they had.

Peter Benchley

A human being is still more likely to die of a bee sting, snake bite or, Lord knows, automobile accident than by shark attack. We do not execute the perpretrators of death by car. We should not butcher an animal for an inadvertent homicide.

Jane Seymour

Being creative is my idea of heaven. I'm just incredibly fortunate that I can do it in artwork. Watercolor is what I started out with. What I love about watercolor is that a lot of happy accidents occur.

Barack Obama

There are millions of Americans outside Washington who are tired of stale political arguments and are moving this country forward. They believe, and I believe, that here in America, our success should depend not on accident of birth, but the strength of our work ethic and the scope of our dreams.