Life Destiny Quotes

• Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

  Henry Miller

  Integrity, Commitment, Acceptance

  Henry Miller (1941). “The Wisdom of the Heart”, p.22, New Directions Publishing

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• It is only to the individual that a soul is given. And the high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule, or to impose himself in any other way.

  Albert Einstein

  Destiny, Soul, Way

  Albert Einstein (2011). “Out of My Later Years: The Scientist, Philosopher, and Man Portrayed Through His Own Words”, p.21, Open Road Media

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• Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Dream, Destiny, Order

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2016). “Elective Affinities”, p.186, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.

  Jawaharlal Nehru

  Life, Motivational, Inspiring

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  It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.

  Tony Robbins

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  FaceBook post by Tony Robbins from Sep 08, 2016

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• Serendipity. Look for something, find something else, and realize that what you've found is more suited to your needs than what you thought you were looking for.

  Lawrence Block

  Inspirational, Destiny, Discovery

  "Silver Linings: Meditations on Finding Joy and Beauty in Unexpected Places". Book by Mina Parker, 1998.

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  I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve.

  Albert Schweitzer

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

  William Shakespeare

  Love, Happiness, Being Yourself

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• Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny.

  Harry S. Truman

  Patriotic, Fate, Destiny

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• Control your own destiny or someone else will.

  Jack Welch

  Motivational, Confidence, Life Changing

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes".

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• No other road, no other way, no day but today.

  Jonathan Larson

  Destiny, Today, Way

  "Rent". Musical by Jonathan Larson, 1996.

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• You have to trust in something - your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.

  Steve Jobs

  Life, Motivational, Success

  Steve Jobs (0101). “Motivating Thoughts of Steve Jobs”, p.41, Prabhat Prakashan

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• We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.

  Randy Pausch

  Life, Change, Positive

  Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow (2010). “The Last Lecture: Lessons in Living”, Hodder Paperbacks

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• You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards.

  Steve Jobs

  Change, Success, Trust

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• As long as we are persistence in our pursuit of our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow. We cannot choose the day or time when we will fully bloom. It happens in its own time.

  Denis Waitley

  Inspirational, Success, Perseverance

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• It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.

  Jean Nidetch

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive Thinking

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• I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

  Douglas Adams

  Inspirational, Uplifting, Destiny

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• No trumpets sound when the important decisions of our life are made. Destiny is made known silently.

  Agnes de Mille

  Inspirational, Life, Yoga

  Agnes De Mille (2015). “Dance to the Piper”, p.82, New York Review of Books

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• The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny.

  James Allen

  Inspirational, Birthday, Character

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  Destiny is no 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

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  William Jennings Bryan, Mary Baird Bryan (1900). “The Life and Speeches of Hon. Wm. Jennings Bryan”

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• As long as we persist in our deepest destiny, we will continue to grow.

  Denis Waitley

  Perseverance, Destiny, Long

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• A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance.

  Benjamin Disraeli

  Believe, Destiny, Intelligent

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• You have to trust in something--your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever.

  Steve Jobs

  Success, Trust, Karma

  Commencement Address at Stanford University, delivered 12 June 2005, Palo Alto, CA

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• We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

  E. M. Forster

  Break Up, Letting Go, Breakup

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• The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.

  Albert Ellis

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

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