quotations about destiny
Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.
OSCAR WILDE
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it.
HENRY MILLER
attributed, The Harper Book of Quotations
The world's definition of the word "destiny" is a person's lot or fate in life. In the world's eyes, God has nothing to do with it; it's pure luck. But God's definition is totally different because it is based in Him, not luck, lot or fortune. In my words, God's definition of the word "destiny" is "the fulfillment of the calling God has placed upon your life."
CAROLYN ANDERSON
Standing in These Last Days
Destiny is ... the range of formal or structured human possibility within which human freedom is actual.
DONALD J. KEEFE
Thomism and the Ontological Theology of Paul Tillich
I am the captain of my destiny,
I do not abandon the ship in hard times,
But, I do have sense enough not to go down with the ship.
JOSEPH JULIUS BONKOWSKI
Quote Me
With his unique destiny each man stands, so to speak, alone in the entire cosmos. His destiny will not recur. No one else has the same potentialities as he, nor will he himself be given them again. The opportunities that come his way for the actualization of creative or experiential values, the tribulations which are destined to come his way--which he cannot alter and must therefore endure and in the enduring of them actualize attitudinal values--all these are unique and singular.
VIKTOR EMIL FRANKL
The Doctor and the Soul
Many people don't think much about their destiny, and may even be intimidated by the term, mistakenly believing that something as grand as "destiny" is reserved for historical figures, spiritual leaders, and famous people. I firmly believe that every one of us has a destiny, and to discover what it is, we have to connect with what makes us feel the most vibrant and joyful.
PEGGY MCCOLL
Your Destiny Switch
All that is called Destiny or Fate is none other than the result of our thoughtlessness and our mistrust of ourselves; we should know that all that is created on earth is created by its sole Master and Laborer -- Man.
MAXIM GORKY
Untimely Thoughts
Stand up, be bold. Take the whole responsibility on your shoulder and know that you are the creator of your destiny. All the strength you want is within yourself. Therefore make your own future.
VIVEKANANDA
attributed, Pocket Book of Quips & Quotes
No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.
AGNES DE MILLE
Dance to the Piper
There is no chance, no destiny, no fate,
Can circumvent or hinder or control
The firm resolve of a determined soul.
ELLA WHEELER WILCOX
"Will"
An individual's destiny belongs to him in much the same way as the ground, which fetters him by its gravity, but without which walking would be impossible. We must accept our destiny as we accept the ground on which we stand--a ground which is the springboard for our freedom.
VIKTOR EMIL FRANKL
The Doctor and the Soul
Destiny is the course of events which is followed by those who are content to go with the tide.
ARTHUR EDWARD WAITE
The Book of Destiny
Thou knowest not what destiny awaits thee. It is time thou shouldst learn to know thyself.
FRIEDRICH SCHILLER
The Misanthrope
Fulfilling your purpose and stepping into your destiny is inextricably tied to knowing who created you and why you exist. One can never truly know who they are without knowing who created them and why. The creator is always a part of his creation. The manufacturer is always a part of his product.
CHRISTOPHER JOY
Rise Up and Step Into Your Destiny
Destiny isn't a matter of chance, but of choice, and what you choose to accept will eventually become yours.
KATIA WINTER
"The Sin Eater", Sleepy Hollow
It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.
WINSTON CHURCHILL
Triumph and Tragedy
Destiny leads the willing, but drags the unwilling.
AMERICAN PROVERB
No one can live for me
No one can see the things I see
I walk this road
No one can tell me how to be
It's my destiny
LENNY KRAVITZ
"Destiny", Baptism/Lenny
Certain mystical philosophers have personified Destiny, and from this point of view each man's personal destiny is his archetype or "other self"--his "angel"--with whom he must be reunited if he is to rise above his fragmentary identity as a worldling and become whole, as he is (and always has been) in the mind of God.
GAI EATON
Islam and the Destiny of Man