"In the works of Nature, purpose, not accident, is the main thing."
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"Neither in tailoring nor in legislating does man proceed by mere accident."
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"There are too many accidents that can befall life on a single planet."
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"Never insult anyone by accident."
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"I was an accident - my mum was only 16 when she had me."
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"In this universe, which was created by a divine organizing intelligence, there are simply no accidents."
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"There are no accidents."
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"Things are bound to begin happening if you've got your wits about you. You create the lucky accidents."
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"Justice seldom happens by accident."
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"I'm the Magoo of actresses, very accident-prone."
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"There are no accidents, only encounters with destiny!"
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"Sometimes the best part in life is an accident that goes right."
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"There are no accidents whatsoever in the universe."
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"The most useful truths are always universal, and unconnected with accidents and customs."
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"The kind of accidents you prefer to call...accidents."
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"Did I throw the most important thing perhaps, by accident, away?"
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"sometimes an accident can be an unhappy womans best friend"
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"I don't watch myself generally. I do something, see it once, and then I'll probably never see it again unless it's an accident."
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"The trouble with a movie is that it's old before it's released. It's no accident that it comes in a can."
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"A relationship is sent by God and accident."
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