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.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven.
What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
It matters not how straight the gate How charged with punishments the scroll I am the master of my fate I am the captain of my soul.
There's someone out there for everyone-even if you need a pickaxe, a compass, and night goggles to find them. (L.A. Story)
But blind to former as to future fate, What mortal knows his pre-existent state?
We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.
The road goes ever on and on down fromthe door where it began. Now far ahead the road has gone and I must follow if I can. Pursuing it with weary feet until it joins some larger way, where many paths and errands meet -and whither then, I cannot say.