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I've come to accept that the life of a frontrunner is a hard one, that he will suffer more injuries than most men and that many of these injuries will not be accidental. (Quote by - Pele)

It were good to know how much hay an acre of every sort will bear; how many cattle the same weight of each sort of hay will feed and fatten; what quantity of grain and other commodities the same acre will bear in one, three or seven years; unto what use each soil is proper; all which particulars I call intrinsic value, for there is also another value merely accidental or extrinsic. (Quote by - William Petty)

I just thought he got him in the wrong position. It was a good tackle gone wrong. It was an accidental thing. He didn't intentionally spear-tackle the player. He lost control. (Quote by - Des Morris)

2003 was without any doubt a difficult year for our wines in the U.S., for accidental and structural reasons. This has been a wakeup call. (Quote by - Francois Loos)

The timing was not accidental. There's more to come. (Quote by - Garry South)

Unfortunately it looks like we have had human intervention but whether that's accidental or deliberate remains to be seen. (Quote by - Rebel Talbert)

Time quickly puts an end to artificial and accidental fame(Quote by - Samuel Johnson)

To be sure the death was accidental and there may not have been a medical reason for it. (Quote by - Mark Gallagher)

Litter, and it will hurt. It hurts the community, and the fines will hurt when you get caught. Half of the litter is accidental, from things blown off trucks and such, but the other half doesn't reflect positively on the community. (Quote by - Walt Thompson)

To bother about the best method of accomplishing an accidental result. (Quote by - Ambrose Bierce)

Death is natural and necessary, but not just. It is a random force of nature; survival is equally accidental. Each loss is an occasion to remember that survival is a gift. (Quote by - Harriet McBryde Johnson)

Those of us who live here have a special, maybe accidental, responsibility to think about the hard sides of these questions. (Quote by - Fran Ansley)

You see far fewer accidents and accidental shootings of civilians with the private security than you do with the regular military,(Quote by - Doug Brooks)

This was an accidental discovery. (Quote by - Craig Sarazin)

The work we do is as demanding as any of the great painters because nothing that happens on the page of a comic is accidental. It has to be imagined first in your mind before you do it. Those of us who know something about the art of painting know that working on a canvas, very often a lot of serendipitous things happen that work to the advantage of the painter ultimately. (Quote by - Will Eisner)

Whether it was accidental or not, there was contact from the shoulder or elbow around the neck area. It's on report. (Quote by - Russell Smith)

Safe storage and child access prevention laws are critical steps as we seek to reduce the occurrence of accidental shootings and suicides involving guns. (Quote by - Carl Levin)

I guess if it's accidental there's a good chance you might get suspended. If it's on purpose then I guess it's OK. It makes me angry, but there's nothing we can do about it. The only positive thing is that Tucker is going to play golf, and we're going to the playoffs. (Quote by - Daniel Briere)

Cleo is only an accidental warrior, whereas Buffy is a slayer. But they're both kinda like valley girls, so more than likely, they'd quickly get over their differences and go shopping together. (Quote by - Jennifer Sky)

Where they occurred, the light rains wetted fine-textured fuels such as grasses and weeds and thus temporarily lowered the risk of accidental starts from sparks. Larger fuels (limbs and logs three inches and above in size) were impacted very little. (Quote by - David Kerr)

It's probably going to be an accidental death. There was nothing suspicious, that we could determine. (Quote by - Enrique Garcia)

We think it's accidental, but we're not going to rule that yet. (Quote by - Wayne Lewis)

I wish, naturally to prevent the possibility that someone may write an accidental, superficial, incomplete and perhaps untrue picture of me. (Quote by - Conrad Veidt)

To say that a man is your Friend, means commonly no more than this, that he is not your enemy. Most contemplate only what would be the accidental and trifling advantages of Friendship, as that the Friend can assist in time of need by his substance, or his influence, or his counsel. Even the utmost goodwill and harmony and practical kindness are not sufficient for Friendship, for Friends do not live in harmony merely, as some say, but in melody. (Quote by - Henry David Thoreau)

Residents of Massachusetts and particularly those along the Buzzards Bay coastline have experienced first-hand the devastation to the environment that can result from accidental oil spills. However, there was nothing accidental about this case. The defendant knowingly violated anti-pollution laws, intentionally dumping oil-contaminated waste directly into the ocean--and even went so far as to manufacture a so-called 'magic pipe' to accomplish the crime. Our hope is that this substantial $10 million fine will send a strong message to those in the maritime community who would try to circumvent our Nation's anti-pollution laws. (Quote by - Michael Sullivan)

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