Destiny is what you are supposed to do in life. Fate is what kicks you in the ass to make you do it.
To be silent the whole day long, see no newspaper, hear no radio, listen to no gossip, be thoroughly and completely lazy, thoroughly and completely indifferent to the fate of the world is the finest medicine a man can give himself.
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain.
Tenacious people don’t rely on luck, fate, or destiny for their success. And when conditions become difficult, they keep working.
Most people live and die with their music still unplayed. They never dare to try.
By an irony of fate, my first employment was as a draughtsman. I hated drawing; it was for me the very worst of annoyances. Fortunately, it was not long before I secured the position I sought, that of chief electrician to the telephone company.
I want a trouble-maker for a lover, Blood spiller, blood drinker, a heart of flame, Who quarrels with the sky and fights with fate, Who burns like fire on the rushing sea.
Whatever you lost through fate, be certain that it saved you from pain.
I am resolved to rise superior to every obstacle. With whom need I be afraid of measuring my strength? I will take Fate by the throat. It shall not overcome me. O how beautiful it is to be alive – would that I could live a thousand times!
Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don’t find out til too late that he’s been playing with two queens all along.
Stay hungry, stay young, stay foolish, stay curious, and above all, stay humble because just when you think you have all the answers, is the moment when some bitter twist of fate in the universe will remind you that you very much don’t.
Do not be afraid; our fate Cannot be taken from us; it is a gift.
Fate succumbs many a species: one alone jeopardises itself.
It is the integrity of each individual human that is in final examination. On personal integrity hangs humanity’s fate.
A man’s character is his fate.
It’s crap that you’re letting one bad year determine your fate for the rest of your life.
Fate, dear Brutus, lies not with the stars but within ourselves.
Dress your best on your execution day. Be extremely courteous to your assistant when you lose money. Try not to blame others for your fate, even if they deserve blame. Never exhibit any self-pity. Do not complain.
Faber est suae quisque fortunae. Each man is the architect of his own fate.
Through readiness and discipline, we are the masters of our fate.