“The bass player came stumbling in the door. At the time, I just thought he had a shoulder wound. I didn't know he was injured so seriously.”
Darien Mickens
“Humor is tragedy plus time”
Mark Twain
“Michael and I, to this day, stumble into things, ... We wrote a book on Elvis Presley together in the 1980s that became New York Times and London Times best-sellers. It was released on the 10th anniversary of Elvis' death. Everyone said 'How savvy the Sterns are.' Do you think we knew the significance of the date of release for the book when we were writing it? Not even.”
Michael Stern
“We can throw stones, complain about them, stumble on them, climb over them, or build with them”
William Arthur Ward
“Wisely, and slow. They stumble that run fast.”
William Shakespeare
“Keep on going, and the chances are that you will stumble on something, perhaps when you are least expecting it. I never heard of anyone ever stumbling on something sitting down.”
Charles F. Kettering
“Very often we are our own worst enemy as we foolishly build stumbling blocks on the path that leads to success and happiness.”
Louis Binstock