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Quotes About Derailed

Derailed. In exile. Deeply ashamed, despised. Yet she had so little pride, she was grateful most days simply to be alive. There is Minimalist art; there are minimalist lives.
~ Joyce Carol Oates
I don't think the riots derailed the civil rights movement.
~ Henry Louis Gates
The train we had so confidently boarded had been speeding at almost 100 miles an hour and it had derailed. Someone, I can't remember who, showed me a newspaper photograph of the carriage we had been sitting in tilted on its side on a station platform next to a large notice that said Welcome to Potters Bar.
~ Nina Bawden
Democracy derailed is democracy denied.
~ Chaka Fattah
In my opinion, a problem derails your life and an inconvenience is not being able to get a nice seat on the un-derailed train.
~ Carrie Fisher
a story can be adored for centuries. But it cannot be derailed. A plot, whether abandoned by a reader or pursued rapturously, remains itself, and gets where it is headed even if nobody is looking. It is progressive and inevitable as the seasons.
~ Gregory Maguire
I love metaphors. I've never been on this train. ... If I'm standing on the middle of a track, I'm definitely going to get derailed. I have to make sure that I'm on the train and not in front of it.
~ Serena Williams
I get sidetracked very easily.
~ Heather Donahue
This damn ring had derailed her life. No wonder Gollum had gone insane.
~ Karina Bliss
In my opinion, a problem derails your life and an inconvenience is not being able to get a nice seat on the un-derailed train.
~ Carrie Fisher
We all are vulnerable to the forces and decisions that have derailed too many.
~ Clayton M. Christensen
This is why Jesus is hymned not as grape juice but as wine: because He is dangerous and excessive. He is more than you need, and He is more than pleasure, and if you attend to Him, you will find so much there that you will be derailed completely.
~ Lauren F. Winner
This is why Jesus is hymned not as grape juice but as wine: because He is dangerous and excessive. He is more than you need, and He is more than pleasure, and if you attend to Him, you will find so much there that you will be derailed completely. And you will think your heart might break. And then, per Louis de Blois, He will withdraw and you will be miserable and sick until He returns.
~ Lauren F. Winner
That's right. Let that be your golden rule." Nakamura smiled and leaned back in his seat. "I'm a big fan of yours, Eve. I think you've got a brilliant future in the department. I'd hate to see your career derailed by a bad decision
~ Lee Goldberg
There is no perfect way to make a demand on power. There is no way to do feminism which will protect you from being attacked. You have to be honest with yourself: am I really being unreasonable? Or is the problem with the rest of the world? If it is the latter, then don't be derailed.
~ Helen Lewis
Obstinacy is dangerous and destructive when human actions are derailed for good cause.
~ Unknown
We're killing lots of dinosaurs though. The trains are helping." "The TRAINS are—" "Only one derailed so far," Urruah said cheerfully.
~ Diane Duane