#accident

I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#am #american #became #because #birth

Every job I've ever gotten has been an accident. All the jobs I actually go after, I don't get. ↗

— Moon Unit Zappa

#actually #after #been #ever #every

I don't think it's by accident that I was first attracted to translating two French women poets. ↗

— Marilyn Hacker

#attracted #first #french #french women #i

When you have an accident, they will save their own people, and those who have worked with you or with the NGOs are left. Unfortunately, this happens always. It is not an excuse at all. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#always #excuse #happens #left #ngos

As a footballer I can't imagine life without the use of one of my legs... Sadly this is exactly what happens to thousands of children every year when they accidentally step on a landmine. ↗

— Ryan Giggs

#children #every #exactly #footballer #happens

When I lost my friends, it was because I had used the power of giving on them recklessly. I swept into their lives with my big fat checkbook, and I erased years of obstacles for them overnight - but sometimes, in the process, I also accidentally erased years of dignity. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#also #because #big #dignity #erased

There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet. ↗

— Stephen Hawking

#befall #life #many #planet #single

In live action movies, you just hope that everything works. Because the actor may had a bad morning and doesn't play good, or accidents happen continuously. Many things contradict what you are trying to say. But in cartoons, nothing contradict what you want to say. ↗

— John Hench

#action #action movies #actor #bad #because

There are no greater treasures than the highest human qualities such as compassion, courage and hope. Not even tragic accident or disaster can destroy such treasures of the heart. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#compassion #courage #destroy #disaster #even

The Avalanche," peacemaker Rachel recites, "is very important. It's a privilege to sing it. It's a celebration of our past." Everybody around the table smiles at her. "Yeah? Well, I've seen how easily the past can get rewritten." I glare at Mr. Oamaru. "Lyrics change. New authors come along. ↗

— Karen Russell

#karen-russell #occurrence- #change