Detours Quotes

96 Detours quotes by 89 unique authors

Lessons often come dressed up as detours and roadblocks — Oprah Winfrey
The really happy person is the one who can enjoy the scenery, even when they have to take a detour.[make the best of what is… — James Jeans
An unanticipated destination, perhaps, but you must admit,all the best journeys take unexpected detours. — Lisa Mangum
Failure is delay, but not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead-end street. — William Arthur Ward
Trust reverses the detours of adversity into highways of destiny. — Beth Moore
Live every day to fulfill your personal mission. God has a reason for whatever season you are living through right now. A season of loss… — Barbara Johnson
Second thoughts have aborted more dreams than all the difficult circumstances, overwhelming obstacles, and dangerous detours fate ever could throw at you. — Sarah Ban Breathnach
Do we have a guide to help us choose the right and avoid dangerous detours? I have tried to pattern my life after the Master.… — Thomas S. Monson
Jeet Kune Do does not beat around the bush. It does not take winding detours. It follows a straight line to the objective. Simplicity is… — Bruce Lee
Things that look like shortcuts are actually detours (disguised as less work). — Seth Godin
Your life may have taken a detour, but God is still on the throne. He has brought you this far, and sooner or later, your… — Joel Osteen
If a period is a stop sign, then what kind of traffic flow is created by other marks? The comma is a speed bump; the… — Roy Peter Clark
Gardening is a long road, with many detours and way stations, and here we all are at one point or another. It's not a question… — Henry Mitchell
The walking of passers-by offers a series of turns and detours that can be compared to "turns of phrase" or "stylistic figures." There is a… — Michel de Certeau
If success were easy, then it would not necessarily be true success. Some of history's most successful people learned to cope with failure as a… — John Templeton
Ideally a painter (and, generally, an artist) should not become conscious of his insights: without taking the detour through his reflective processes, and incomprehensibly to… — Rainer Maria Rilke
Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street. — Zig Ziglar
The detour is always rougher than the main road — Vance Havner
Not all spiritual paths lead to the harmonious Oneness. Indeed, most are detours and distractions, nothing more. — Laozi
The most interesting people I know drink in life and savor every drop-the sweet and the sour. The good and the bad. The planned and… — Luci Swindoll
I'm also interested in something that can happen later in life. In midstream, you can suddenly take what looks like a detour; I'm sure I've… — Joe Bradley
The siesta provides a delightful detour from the working day and it also has a practical value as far as productivity is concerned. Winston Churchill… — Tom Hodgkinson
The Senate is a place filled with goodwill and good intentions, and if the road to hell is paved with them, then it's a pretty… — Hubert H. Humphrey
I like to be able to wear something that is appropriate for wherever the day takes me: to work, on a hike and then out… — Matthew McConaughey
You know, I think, I think the Palestinians are trying to get away without negotiating. They're trying to get a state to continue the conflict… — Benjamin Netanyahu

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