“It happens fast for some people and slow for some, accidents or gravity, but we all end up mutilated.”

“Everyone makes mistakes, even if some are worse than others. Accidents happen.”

Nicholas Sparks book The Best of Me

“Life is a gamble. You can get hurt, but people die in plane crashes, lose their arms and legs in car accidents; people die every day. Same with fighters: some die, some get hurt, some go on. You just don't let yourself believe it will happen to you.”

Muhammad Ali (1942–2016) African American boxer, philanthropist and activist

“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”

Michael Jordan (1963) American retired professional basketball player and businessman

“When the world moves forward too fast for some people, they try to pull us all back with their fear.”

Libba Bray book The Diviners

“Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.”

Dave Barry (1947) American writer

“Can all this just be an accident? Or could there be some alien intelligence behind it?”

Gene Roddenberry (1921–1991) American television screenwriter and producer

“Things happen to people by accident.”

Frances Hodgson Burnett A Little Princess

“There is a thin line between respect and fear. Some people end up confusing or mixing the two.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author

“The heart is the battlefield of love. Some people end up by melting down as snow on a sunny day.”

Mwanandeke Kindembo (1996) Congolese author