“I view the major features of my own odyssey as a set of mostly fortunate contingencies. I was not destined by inherited mentality or family tradition to become a paleontologist. I can locate no tradition for scientific or intellectual careers anywhere on either side of my eastern European Jewish background. I view my serious and lifelong commitment to baseball in entirely the same manner: purely as a contingent circumstance of numerous, albeit not entirely capricious, accidents.” I CanSidesMy OwnViewsCareersSeriousCircumstancesMajorsIntellectualCommitmentTraditionBaseballAccidentsBackgroundsFortunateFeaturesMentalityEasternDestinedLifelongCapriciousOdysseyContingencyFamily Tradition Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“The number is less than that of 2004, but major fatal accidents have aroused considerable public discontent.” NumbersMajorsAccidentsDiscontent Author:Li Yizhong
“Of the major incentives to improve safety, by far the most compelling is that of economics. The moral incentive, which is most evident following an accident, is more intense but is relatively short lived.” MoralMajorsEconomicsSafetyFollowingAccidentsIntenseAviationCompellingEvidentIncentivesShort Lived Author:Jerome F. Lederer
“It's not an accident that the U.S. ranks lowest of all major donor countries in the world - that is the share of our income that goes to development aid. Americans will ask whether, because were so generous privately, that makes up the difference. But it doesn't. We still rank far below other countries.” WorldStillsCountryAsksDifferencesShareDevelopmentMajorsAccidentsAidsIncomeGenerousOther CountriesLowestDonorsDevelopment Aid Author:Jeffrey Sachs
“I have so many wonderful people in my life. I've never had any major physical problems or an accident or anything like that. I'm a very, very lucky person, thus far, knock on wood.” PeoplePersonsProblemWonderfulLuckyMajorsWoodsAccidentsLucky Person Author:Carrie Underwood
“Yogi Bear - there's everything before Yogi Bear and there's everything after Yogi Bear. Like a major car accident, or the birth of Christ.” ChristCarBearsBirthMajorsAccidentsYogiCar AccidentYogi Bear Author:T. J. Miller
“By accident of geography, the world's major oil resources are in Shi'ite-dominated areas. Iran's oil is concentrated right near the gulf, which happens to be an Arab area, not Persian. Khuzestan is Arab, has been loyal to Iran, fought with Iran not Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. This is a potential source of dissension. I would be amazed if there isn't an attempt going on to stir up secessionist elements in Khuzestan.” IfsWorldHas BeensWarHappensWould BeSourceElementsMajorsResourcesAreasIraqOilAccidentsIranLoyalAmazedGeographyIraq WarPersianDissension Author:Noam Chomsky