Famous Quotes & Sayings

Leland Yee

Relief is finally coming for San Francisco pedestrians and bicyclists, ... The loss of human life and suffering caused by the staggering number of accidents along 19th Avenue clearly warrants this legislation.

Our game wardens do collect information on hunting accidents as a matter of routine procedures. There typically is no formal investigation, if it's just a straightforward accident.

Roads really aren't in bad shape. We've probably had 15 or 20 weather-related accidents in the region that required ODOT crews. The snow seemed to come down heavy from 5 to 8 a.m.

Research shows these measures can reduce accidents and fatalities. That's why legislators around the country are thinking about this.

Scott Kelly

We notice there tend to be more accidents when there are patchy dense spots.

It is a safety project and it is linked to accidents.

The 2007 Dakar will definitely go ahead but we will do everything in our power to prevent these sorts of accidents happening again.

The 2007 Dakar will definitely go ahead. But we will do everything in our power to prevent these sorts of accidents happening again.

William Butler Yeats

I think a man and a woman should choose each other for life, for the simple reason that a long life with all its accidents is barely enough for a man and a woman to understand each other; and in this case to understand is to love.

I don't believe you should just be able to shoot; I think there would be too many accidents that should never have happened.

I can hear the accidents as people cut through to get to Henny Penny. They think one way is safe and the other one isn't. You can hear the noise in here.

He lent a 19-year-old inexperienced driver who had a history of speeding and car accidents a high-powered automobile.

Clint Eastwood

Half of them are suicides or accidents, Martha. Don't exaggerate.

I can't recall in 20 years of investigating accidents any pilot being held criminally responsible for an accident. I believe he's very worried.

From a policing standpoint, anything that can reduce accidents legitimately is going to be a great aid.

It appeared to be just one of those awful accidents -- terrible that it occurred on Memorial Day (weekend).

Burnout leads to accidents, arguments, breaks relationships and costs the bottom line.

Nick Flynn

I have a few household accidents, maybe drop a cup or two or smash a plate, but nothing like this has ever happened to me before.

I think it's going to increase the number of accidents. People are going to turn anyway without the benefit of the left turn signal, and we'll see some lovely broadsides, probably some fatalities.

Last Monday, a tragic series of errors, negligence and accidents suddenly cast us into darkness, tears, wounds and mourning.

It is simply too unsafe to let any of our keiki ride in the back of pickup trucks. We have to protect them. It breaks my heart to see teenagers in the ER after accidents like the one we experienced this past weekend in Kona.

For us, it's always been a concern. Over the years, there's been a number of minor accidents. There are trees and sort of dips in the grass, and stones out there, and so on and so forth. It's pretty dangerous.

The rally is hard and unfortunately this year there were some accidents.

There are obviously things that can lead to accidents... . The likelihood that you can have things lead to two accidents ... at the same time ... that's a pretty heavy coincidence.

We're on a bit of a spike from December until now, with the fatal accidents.

When you put a liquor license in that large a facility, there will be more accidents, it will be more dangerous, and you potentially will have more fatalities.

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Oscar Wilde

Misfortunes one can endure - they come from outside, they are accidents. But to suffer for one's own faults - Ah! there is the sting of life.

We have a serious, serious problem in Kentucky with failure to report accidents.

SEPA is busy handling highly frequent environmental accidents. It is hard for SEPA to spare more manpower and resources into pushing the regulation to every corner of the country.

Samuel Johnson

So many qualities are indeed requisite to the possibility of friendship, and so many accidents must concur to its rise and its continuance, that the greatest part of mankind content themselves without it, and supply its place as they can, with intere

Jenson Button

Manic. The whole day's been manic with the weather. Rain, traffic, accidents. It was a hectic session. It was mad for us trying to get a lap time in.

Chaim Potok

Life is like the blink of an eye. What is that worth? Nothing. But the eye that blinks - that is something. I guess I blinked, on accident. Sometimes, though, I have found accidents to be the most fortuitous events in my life. You meet the one person who reminds you what you are, what you do, how to be happy.