Famous Quotes & Sayings

Sarah Brady

The Governor says the accidental shooting 'raises questions' about whether firearms should be permitted in Capitol offices, and the legislator says he's going to do some 'soul searching' as to whether he should have a loaded gun in his office. There are no questions left to ask -- Delegate John Reid should be relieved of having to decide whether to have a loaded gun in his office. These offices belong to the people, and the people deserve to be kept safe from amateurs who play with pistols.

Padgett Powell

If you're going to write a book that might, in its very best accidental career, sell 30,000 copies, you've got to have a day job.

Trauma for vehicular accidents drops off until the snow hits the deck. Then the snow melts away and the numbers drop.

Dan Futterman

Yeah, look, he's known me since I was getting into car accidents ... Then I was an actor for years. And I wrote an outline, a pretty detailed outline, and gave it to him, and I'm pretty certain he has yet to read that outline.

You know, there's so many accidents where drivers fall asleep and crash. I sure don't want that to happen. I have a great family at home.

John Travolta

When I first started making films like 'Saturday Night Fever' and 'Urban Cowboy,' those were accidents as far as social impact is concerned and we didn't know what we were doing as far as the effects they would have. But when you make decisions like 'Primary Colors' or 'A Civil Action,' those are bolder and kind of dangerous in a way because you can't be guaranteed that anyone will come to them. I really can't do it without you (the film critics) because these kind of films don't survive out there without your acknowledgment. We have to be a team here, otherwise we can't survive very well.

We know very little about the traffic accident at this point. We haven't heard whether it was a convoy, what type of vehicle they were riding in, we just know three Canadian soldiers have been injured.

I wasn't sure after the accident exactly how he'd come out of all this. It was certainly a severe accident and severe injuries he had. But he's made a remarkable recovery. In just the time he's worked with us, it's just incredible how much he improved.

Most of them don't understand what's going on. To them, it's just freak accidents is what it is.

We just did not feel comfortable with people being out there stretched out in single file where they could be subject to accidents and possibly expose themselves to provocation from outside groups.

Edie Campbell

You'll never see me with a precision flick of eyeliner. Messy eyeliner became my thing by accident rather than design. If you can't get it straight, then just work it in around your eyes.

Lindy Ruff

When you're going after somebody's head, you've got intent to hurt. Don't tell me the knee is accidental after that. He knew exactly what he was doing, and should pay a price for it.

We had a moment of silence before the race for the cross country skiers from Peoples, who were killed in an automobile accident last week. It was a great day for a race.

We've had Mayo One land there several times because the accidents were so bad.

We've made that commitment with the homeowners because it's crucial. I foresee a major accident someday. The ball's in the city's court, and hopefully they'll see the need for it.

We have to maintain a level of smoothness. Sometimes there are accidents on stage, and sometimes we will perform with the audiences. The key is to make everything look easy.

Ryan Stiles

I can't sprinkle sprinkles on. I lose control when I have sprinkles. I'm shaky. I still remember the great sprinkle accident of 1982.

We do not feel on-site training is sufficient for our employees to avoid unnecessary accidents and potential loss of limb or life.

Whether it's domestic violence, gang violence, attempted suicide, accidental shooting, or something else, intervention strategies will be personalized. We're looking at this from a public health perspective as a health epidemic.

David Johansen

We have to report any accident with our vehicles to our police department.

We recognise that all vehicles can be dangerous when in an accident with a pedestrian.

We must learn the lessons from this accident that will better protect coal miners.

We get permission from relatives to see victims in accidents caused by alcohol.

We get everything from accidents to heart attacks.

We get a lot of calls to the Hannibal/Quincy exchange. It seems like there are a lot of accidents there, especially for traffic leaving Hannibal and going north to Quincy.

The problem is with buses and cars intermingling. We try to keep them separate to prevent accidents.

We are hoping that someone who witnessed the accident will come forward.

Joyce Oates

Nothing is accidental in the universe -- this is one of my Laws of Physics -- except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity.

People want the most information they can get about their trip. Their No. 1 irritant is traffic. Our system is the first one not built into a luxury car that can provide them in virtually real time with information about traffic incidents, such as accidents and construction.

Petrol bombs don't appear by accident, blast bombs do not appear by accident and certainly firearms have to be planned to be produced in the way they were produced.

People who ask, "Can I ask you a question?" Didn't really give me a choice there, did you sunshine? When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks, "Has the bus come yet?" If the bus came, would I be standing here, Knobhead? When you're involved in an accident and someone asks, "Are you alright?" Yes, fine thanks, I'll just pick up my limbs and be off. People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks, that's an image I really didn't need.

Police officers should be considering is it worth the risk of an accident or the risk of human life for the type of crime I'm pursuing. In the Lewis case, the officers just wanted to talk to two juveniles riding on a motorcycle.

Ponce is known far and wide as a treacherous inlet. There has been a lot of near misses and lot of accidents that go unreported.