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If I knew of something that could serve my nation but would ruin another, I would not propose it to my prince, for I am first a man and only then a Frenchman... because I am necessarily a man, and only accidentally am I French.

~Charles De Secondat

Topics: Accidentally Am Another Because Could First French Knew Man Nation Necessarily Only Prince Propose Ruin Serve Something Then Would I Am

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The possibility that lysosomes might accidentally become ruptured under certain conditions, and kill or injure their host-cells as a result, was considered right after we got our first clues to the existence of these particles.

~Christian De Duve

Topics: Accidentally After Become Certain Clues Conditions Considered Existence First Got Injure Might Our Particles Possibility Result Right

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I accidentally saw David Byrne's last two songs in Prospect Park at a free concert because I came out of a movie late, and he was still playing.

~Christopher Mcculloch

Topics: Accidentally Because Came Concert David Free He Last Late Movie Out Park Playing Prospect Saw Songs Still Two I Came

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I burned down my dorm room freshman year. I was that kid. When you live in small quarters with two guys, the smell in the room starts to take over a little bit. So we decided we wanted our room to smell like fresh baked cookies. So we order a cookie-dough-scented candle off eBay, and then we accidentally burn our room down with that candle.

~Dave Franco

Topics: Accidentally Baked Bit Burn Burned Candle Cookies Decided Dorm Down Fresh Freshman Freshman Year Guys Kid Like Little Little Bit Live Off Order Our Over Quarters Room Small Smell Starts Take Then Two Wanted Year You Ebay

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Keep in mind that when public figures get in trouble for something they said, it is usually not because they misspoke, but because they accidentally told the truth.

~David Carr

Topics: Accidentally Because Figures Get Keep Mind Public Said Something Trouble Truth

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The weather here is gorgeous. It's mild and feels like it's in the eighties. The hot dog vendors got confused because of the weather and thought it was spring, so they accidentally changed the hot dog water in their carts.

~David Letterman

Topics: Accidentally Because Changed Confused Dog Eighties Feels Gorgeous Got Here Hot Like Mild Spring Thought Vendors Water Weather

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If, indeed, a firearm were more dangerous to its possessors than to potential aggressors, would it not make sense for the government to arm all criminals, and let them accidentally shoot themselves? Is this absurd? Yes, and yet the government, of course, is arming criminals.

~David Mamet

Topics: Absurd Accidentally Arm Course Criminals Dangerous Government Indeed Make More Potential Sense Shoot Than Them Themselves Were Would Yes

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To be a Jew, essentially and not just accidentally, is to regard the Jewish people as one's sole primal community. Election by the unique God requires total and unconditional loyalty to one people.

~David Novak

Topics: Accidentally Community Election Essentially God Jew Jewish Jewish People Just Loyalty People Primal Regard Requires Sole Total Unconditional Unique

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I've anchored my share of live coverage over the years, including car chases. At MSNBC, I often prayed the 'delay switch' would actually work as promised. And, I frequently wondered what I would do or say if a violent and graphic incident accidentally aired on my broadcast.

~David Shuster

Topics: Accidentally Actually Anchored Broadcast Car Coverage Delay Frequently Graphic Incident Including Live Often Over Prayed Promised Say Share Switch Violent Wondered Work Would Years

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I had no idea how one became an actor. I didn't know things such as drama schools existed. It all just sort of happened accidentally.

~David Thewlis

Topics: Accidentally Actor Became Drama Existed Had Happened How Idea Just Know No Idea Schools Sort Things

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