Destiny Quotes

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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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• It's not what's happening to you now or what has happened in your past that determines who you become. Rather, it's your decisions about what to focus on, what things mean to you, and what you're going to do about them that will determine your ultimate destiny.

  Tony Robbins

  Motivational, Happiness, Mean

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.46, Simon and Schuster

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  When people walk away from you, let them go. Your destiny is never tied to anyone who leaves you, and it doesn't mean they are bad people. It just means that their part in your story is over.

  T. D. Jakes

  Mean, People, Stories

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  The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.

  Ralph Waldo Emerson

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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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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• Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish.

  Mariane Pearl

  Self Esteem, Unique, Missions

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• Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.

  Thomas Merton

  Love, Valentines Day, Fate

  Thomas Merton (1979). “Love and Living”, p.32, Macmillan

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• We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it.

  Guy Finley

  Earth, Our Destiny

  Guy Finley (2007). “365 Days to Let Go: Daily Insights to Change Your Life”, BookBaby

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• What lies behind us and what lies ahead of us are tiny matters compared to what lives within us.

  Henry David Thoreau

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf

  Inspirational, Moving On, Spiritual

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• Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.

  David O. McKay

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

  Jean de La Fontaine

  Fate, Journey, Discovery

  "The Fables of La Fontaine: Book VIII". Book by Jean de La Fontaine, 1678 - 1679.

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• You are the creator of your own destiny

  Swami Vivekananda

  Strength, Atman, Creator

  Swami Vivekananda, Vivekananda Kendra (2009). “Swami Vivekananda's Rousing Call to Hindu Nation”, p.159, Vivekananda Kendra

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

  Jean Nidetch

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive Thinking

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• By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own.

  Mark Victor Hansen

  Inspirational, Motivational, Success

  Mark Victor Hansen (1989). “Future diary”

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• Never forget: This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny.

  Steven Pressfield

  Never Forget, Moments, Our Lives

  Steven Pressfield (2002). “The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles”, p.22, Black Irish Entertainment LLC

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• Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.

  Deepak Chopra

  Life, Motivational, Spiritual

  FaceBook post by Deepak Chopra from Aug 31, 2010

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• Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become.

  Jim Rohn

  Inspirational, Success, Basketball

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from May 05, 2017

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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, Needs

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

  Jonathan Larson

  Today, Way, My Destiny

  "Rent". Musical by Jonathan Larson, 1996.

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• You can be great only if it is your destiny.

  Andrea Bocelli

  Your Destiny, Ifs

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• Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that... and I think I am fine.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Inspirational, Father, Character

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• Believe that you have a destiny to be great.

  Mark Victor Hansen

  Believe

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• Destiny: A tyrant's authority for crime and a fool's excuse for failure.

  Ambrose Bierce

  Failure, Tyrants, Fool

  Enlarged Devil's Dictionary (1967) p. 64

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• I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, 'No, I won't do it, I won't behave his way anymore. I'm lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving,' and then you do it.

  Leo Buscaglia

  Change, Lonely, Loneliness

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