A car crash harnesses elements of eroticism, aggression, desire, speed, drama, kinesthetic factors, the stylizing of motion, consumer goods, status — all these in one event. I myself see the car crash as a tremendous sexual event really: a liberation of human and machine libido (if there is such a thing).
- J. G. Ballard (1930-, British Author)

I don’t believe in accidents. There are only encounters in history. There are no accidents.
- Elie Wiesel (1928-, Rumanian-born American Writer)

Accident is the name of the greatest of all inventors.
- Mark Twain quotes (American Humorist, Writer and Lecturer. 1835-1910)

Sometimes accidents happen in life from which we have need of a little madness to extricate ourselves successfully.
-  François de la Rochefoucauld quotes (French classical author, leading exponent of the Maxime, 1613-1680)

By accident of fortune a man may rule the world for a time, but by virtue of love he may rule the world forever.
- Lao Tzu quotes (Chinese taoist Philosopher, founder of Taoism, wrote “Tao Te Ching” (also “The Book of the Way”). 600 BC-531 BC)

Man blames fate for other accidents, but feels personally responsible when he makes a hole in one.
- Source Unknown

Accidents will occur in the best-regulated families.
- Charles Dickens quotes (English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era, 1812-1870)

But in the end, science does not provide the answers most of us require. Its story of our origins and of our end is, to say the least, unsatisfactory. To the question, “How did it all begin?”, science answers, “Probably by an accident.” To the question, “How will it all end?”, science answers, “Probably by an accident.” And to many people, the accidental life is not worth living. Moreover, the science-god has no answer to the question, “Why are we here?” and, to the question, “What moral instructions do you give us?”, the science-god maintains silence.
- Neil Postman quotes

There are no accidents without intentions.
- Alex Miller quotes