#accidentally

I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I didn't feel particularly lucky. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#also #because #being #believe #career

The impulse to write things down is a peculiarly compulsive one, inexplicable to those who do not share it, useful only accidentally, only secondarily, in the way that any compulsion tries to justify itself. ↗

— Joan Didion

#any #compulsion #compulsive #down #impulse

The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron. ↗

— Phyllis Diller

#accidentally #day #enjoyed #ever #gin

I started in radio, again accidentally. I wasn't looking for this kind of work at all. ↗

— Hector Elizondo

#again #i #kind #looking #radio

Um, accidents happen. Especially if there's a co-star that you're not that fond of - you might 'accidentally' deck him. But no, I'm a professional. I'm just saying that can happen. ↗

— Timothy Olyphant

#accidents #deck #especially #fond #happen

I've had a tough time learning how to act like a congressman. Today I accidentally spent some of my own money. ↗

— Joseph P. Kennedy

#act #congressman #had #how #i

I accidentally forgot to graduate from college. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#college #forgot #graduate #i

Being polite and grateful will make people more inclined to help you. And if people are willing to help you, you may accidentally get something you want. ↗

— Jason Sudeikis

#being #get #grateful #help #inclined

If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman... because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French. ↗

— Charles de Secondat

#am #another #because #could #first

If I have a drink in my hand, sometimes it accidentally falls in the direction of the person. ↗

— Jorja Fox

#direction #drink #falls #hand #i