Derail Quotes

“If your dreams and goals get derailed, they're not dead. Derailed simply means off-track. Pick 'em up and put 'em back on again.”

“You know you walk in the light when the enemy keeps reminding you of your past mistakes, because the enemy's role is to derail into darkness.”

“One thing I can assure you, life is not easy, but it can be simple. Focus on what's important and don't let your distractions derail you.”

“Failures and fears are the part of the journey we call life. Don't let them stop you or derail you from your chosen path.”

“Everyone’s mind has sort of a slum division—a flirtatious spot that doesn’t give a hoot about how grave a situation is but constantly endeavors to derail more earnest thoughts, almost like a death-wish backseat driver.”

“Programming your mind with positive thoughts each day will go a long way to keep you from allowing external criticism to derail your dreams.”

“Envy and respect are not the same things...Before I endow you with respect, I should find out whether your curiosity is intellectual or merely morbid. Not that those who gawk at train derailments are so different from those who conduct autopsies; both want, at some level, to know what has happened, and, by extension, what will happen. Did the liver fail because of the decedent's alcoholism or was some toxin administered? If the deliverer is found, he or she may be imprisoned or, in more honest times, hanged, and thus pose no further threat. Or for the gawker at the accident, espying loose parts not unlike his or her own parts strewn amid wreckage may lead to a sense of awe at death's power, or horror at life's fragility, either of which may be instructive in any number of ways.”

“This damn ring had derailed her life. No wonder Gollum had gone insane.”

“When you are motivated by the kindness and wellbeing of humanity, then nothing can scare or derail you.”