quotations about destiny
Destiny will show when it's time.
ERIC HARVEY
Freedom of Speech Writing Out Loud
Sliding down Destiny's rainbow,
Leaving all my worries behind.
Sliding down Destiny's rainbow,
Fate will find me safe in the skies above.
SHEAVY
"Destiny's Rainbow", The Electric Sleep
Destiny is a realm of opportunity.
KYONNE M. GIBSON
Expressions of the Heart
It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life's parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.
SIMONE DE BOUVOIR
The Coming of Age
Don't you know that what happens to you once always happens again? You always react in the same way to the same thing. It's no accident when you make a mess. Then you do it again. It's called destiny.
CESARE PAVESE
The Devil in the Hills
Destiny is an absolutely definite and inexorable ruler. Physical ability and moral determination count for nothing. It is impossible to perform the simplest act when the gods say no. I have no idea how they bring pressure to bear on such occasions; I only know that it is irresistible.
ALEISTER CROWLEY
The Confessions of Aleister Crowley
Know that it's your decisions, and not your conditions, that determine your destiny.
ANTHONY ROBBINS
Awaken the Giant Within
Long tarries destiny,
But comes to those who pray.
AESCHYLUS
The Libation Pourers
Like destiny's children
Souls lost at sea
No room on the lifeboat
You can hold on to me
JOHN DENVER
"Hold on to Me", Different Directions
Betimes I have heard people bewail the fact that our destinies are shrouded in mystery; I think, though, that it is a blessing of sorts. Surely if we knew what bitterness fate held in store, we would shrink back in fear and let the cup of life pass us untasted.
JACQUELINE CAREY
Kushiel's Dart
The glass of your life is darkened, and darkly through it you see distorted and ghastly fragments of duty and destiny.
GEORGE ARNOLD
"Recrimination"
Our destiny changes with our thought; we shall become what we wish to become, do what we wish to do, when our habitual thought corresponds with our desire.
ORISON SWETT MARDEN
Peace
What are the thoughts of the canvas on which a masterpiece is being painted? "I am being soiled, brutally treated and concealed from view." Thus men grumble at their destiny, however fair.
JEAN COCTEAU
A Call to Order
The grave is still the best shelter against the storms of destiny.
G. C. LICHTENBERG
attributed, The New Webster Quotation Dictionary
The real test of a man is not how well he plays the role he has invented for himself, but how well he plays the role that destiny assigned to him.
JAN PATOCKA
attributed, In Pursuit of Destiny
Every destiny is honourable. But it is a pity if you don't know your placement in life. The hardest work so far in life is to be able to locate your place where you belong here on earth. The fingers are placed in the hands; the toes are placed on the legs; the nose is placed in the head. Locate your placement in life.
HARRISON ENUDI
Fulfilling Your Destiny with Ease
There's a destiny that shapes our ends, but most women put more faith in a girdle.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
Destiny is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for; it is a thing to be achieved.
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN
speech, Feb. 22, 1899
A girl with a good figure can often shape her own destiny.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
The thing about destiny is that it can so nearly not happen and, even when it does, rarely looks like what it is.
GEOFF DYER
Jeff in Venice