What happens to a person is determined by their fate. — Turkish Proverbs
We write our own destiny ...we become what we do. — Chiang Kai-shek
It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. — Jean Nidetch
If you create an act, you create a habit. If you create a habit, you create a character. If you create a character, you create a destiny. — Andre Maurois
Character is power; it makes friends, draws patronage and support and opens the way to wealth, honor and happiness. — John Howe
A man's character is his guardian divinity. — Heraclitus
Fate is the raw materials of experience. They come uninvited and often unanticipated. Destiny is what a man does with these raw materials. — Howard Thurman
Out of our beliefs are born deeds; out of our deeds we form habits; out of our habits grows our character; and on our character we build our destiny. — Henry Hancock
A good character is the only guarantee of everlasting, carefree happiness. — Seneca
A consistent soul believes in destiny, a capricious one in chance. — Benjamin Disraeli
Your Destiny is chosen by God, Your future is certain, whether you arrive there is up to you — Myles Munroe
Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. — J. K. Rowling
Your character is the harvest of your habits. — Adrian Rogers
Thought creates character. — Annie Besant
Character Is Destiny Image Quotes
Believe in your dreams. They were given to you for a reason.
Your Destiny Quotes
Excellence is never an accident. It is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, and intelligent execution; it represents the wise choice of many alternatives - choice, not chance, determines your destiny. — Aristotle
Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit. — Lao Tzu
Surround yourself with people whose definition of you is not based on your history, but your destiny. — T. D. Jakes
We are what we believe we are.
I trust that you will so live today as to realize that you are masters of your own destiny, masters of your fate; if there is anything you want in this world, it is for you to strike out with confidence and faith in self and reach for it. — Marcus Garvey
Dreams are like stars. You may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny. — Liam James
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
You're a work of art. Not everyone will understand you, but the ones who do, will never forget about you.
You need to associate with people who inspire you,
people that challenge you to raise higher,
people that make you better.
Don't waste your valuable time with people that are not adding to your growth.
Your destiny is too important. — Joel Osteen
Never arbitrate. Arbitration allows a third party to determine your destiny. It is a resort of the weak. — Attila the Hun
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
Love Destiny Quotes
Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another. — Thomas Merton
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them you will reach your destiny. — Carl Schurz
As for me, to love you alone, to make you happy, to do nothing which would contradict your wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life. — Napoleon Bonaparte
When someone disrespects you, beware the impulse to win their respect. For disrespect is not a valuation of your worth but a signal of their character.
Vegetarian food leaves a deep impression on our nature. If the whole world adopts vegetarianism, it can change the destiny of humankind. — Albert Einstein
Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny. — Quentin Crisp
No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever. — Francois Mauriac
A mistake that makes you humble is better than an achievement that makes you arrogant.
I knew what my job was; it was to go out and meet the people and love them. — Princess Diana
The eternal destiny of human beings will be measured by how much or how little solidarity we have displayed with the hungry, the thirsty, the naked, and the oppressed. In the end we will be judged in terms of love. — Leonardo Boff
I don't know how I ever lived before
You are my life, my destiny
Oh my darling, I love you so
You mean everything to me — Neil Sedaka
My Destiny Quotes
My main goal in life is to just be happy. I don't compromise my happiness for anything. If I find what makes me happy I'm going to do that. That's really going with the flow of life. As far as like the mainstream stuff, if my destiny takes me there and I end up going that route, then that's fine. — Jhene Aiko
And deep in my heart. The answer, it was in me. And I made up my mind. To define my own destiny — Lauryn Hill
Destiny made a mistake and gave my fate to someone else. — Joe Budden
Accept both compliments and criticism. It takes both sun and rain for a flower to grow.
I had to fight hard for everything. I wanted to get out. I want to take my destiny into my own hands and escape the vicious cycle of retaliatory violence. This struggle has shaped who I am to this day. — Paul Kagame
My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the heart's destiny: Whoever breaks another's heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other. — Yunus Emre
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
To be yourself in a world that in constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Give me, mother, luck at my birth, then throw me if you will on the rubbish heap. — Bulgarian Proverbs
Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life - a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are. — Princess Diana
Nothing happens by chance, my friend... No such thing as luck. — Richard Bach
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
Believe In Destiny Quotes
You are a person of destiny. You are not here by accident. There is no obstacle too big, no dream you can't accomplish. — Joel Osteen
I believe in destiny. I believe destiny opens doors for you, but it's up to you to walk through them. — Zac Efron
I believe destiny and hard work go hand in hand. — Priyanka Chopra
What's meant to be will always find its way. Always.
I think that you have to believe in your destiny; that you will succeed, you will meet a lot of rejection and it is not always a straight path, there will be detours - so enjoy the view. — Michael York
Yes, I believe in God, but I don't perform a daily puja. I don't have any gurus. Ek baat hai,destiny, koi cheez hai. — Dhirubhai Ambani
I believe in my mask-- The man I made up is me I believe in my dance-- And my destiny — Sam Shepard
There is a battle of two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, jealousy, greed, resentment, lies, inferiority and ego. The other is good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, humility, kindness, empathy and truth. The wolf that wins? The one you feed.
We have always believed that our people can stand on no higher ground than the school ground, or can enter any more hopeful room than the classroom. We blend time and faith and knowledge in our schools - not only to create educated citizens, but also to shape the destiny of this great Republic. — Lyndon B. Johnson
People who believe that they are strong-willed and the masters of their destiny can only continue to believe this by becoming specialists in self-deception. — James A. Baldwin
I believe in destiny...what's going to be is going to be. If I'm going to win, I'm going to win...I don't give a damn what the other guy shoots. I'm going to win if it's my turn. — Sam Snead
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. — Buddha
Life And Destiny Quotes
Your beliefs become your thoughts, Your thoughts become your words, Your words become your actions, Your actions become your habits, Your habits become your values, Your values become your destiny. — Mahatma Gandhi
Being human means throwing your whole life on the scales of destiny when need be, all the while rejoicing in every sunny day and every beautiful cloud. — Rosa Luxemburg
Nobody is superior, nobody is inferior, but nobody is equal either. People are simply unique, uncomparable. You are You, I am I.
Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and groveling thing that we are to shuffle through as we can, but an elevated and lofty destiny. — William E. Gladstone
I need you to rescue me from my destiny, I'm tryna live right and give you whatevers left of me. — Drake
The greatest discovery in life is to discover that our essential nature does not share the limits nor the destiny of the body and mind. — Rupert Spira
Keep your words positive because your words become your behavior.
It doesn't matter who you are, or where you come from, or how much money you've got in your pocket. You have your own destiny and your own life ahead of you. — Lady Gaga
You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. — Max Ehrmann
When it comes to life, we spin our own yarn, and where we end up is really, in fact, where we always intended to be. — Julia Glass
There are certain events which to each man's life are as comets to the earth, seemingly strange and erratic portents; distinct from the ordinary lights which guide our course and mark our seasons, yet true to their own laws, potent in their own influences. — Bill Vaughan
Destiny Quotes
It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. — William Shakespeare
I found out that the things that hurt us the most can become the fuel and the catalyst that propel us toward our destiny. It will either make you bitter or it will make you better. — T. D. Jakes
Destiny may ride with us today, but there is no reason for it to interfere with lunch. — Peter The Great
A woman is free if she lives by her own standards and creates her own destiny, if she prizes her individuality and puts no boundaries on her hopes for tomorrow. — Mary Mcleod Bethune
Revolution is an inalienable right of mankind. Freedom is an imperishable birth right of all. Labor is the real sustainer of society, the sovereignty of the ultimate destiny of the workers. — Bhagat Singh
Black Power is giving power to people who have not had power to determine their destiny. — Huey Newton
By your words, you form your destiny - what you say within yourself determines the end promise of your life! Your future lives in your mouth! — Paula White
Kings don't beg, they decree. They have only one destiny and that's to reign. God has made you king. Reign and rule, refuse to beg! — Chris Oyakhilome
You cannot embrace your destiny if you do not let go of your history. — T. D. Jakes
Fate And Destiny Quotes
We need Hawaii just as much and a good deal more than we did California. It is manifest destiny. — William McKinley
Through readiness and discipline, we are the masters of our fate. — Bill Paxton
On a windswept hill by a billowing sea, my destiny sits and waits for me. — Robert Breault
Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There is an odd synchronicity in the way parallel lives veer to touch one another, change direction, and then come close again and again until they connect and hold for whatever it was that fate intended to happen. — Ann Rule
There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it. — Diana Trilling
If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow. — William Mcfee
Fate,Time,Occasion,Chance, and Change? To these All things are subject but eternal love. — Percy Bysshe Shelley
There is no such thing as chance; and what seem to us merest accident springs from the deepest source of destiny. — Friedrich Schiller
Our Destiny Quotes
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
Don't let your history hinder you from your destiny... you are only held back by yourself! You aren't what they say you were, you are who God says you are!! — Paula White
To step into tomorrow's possibilities you must let go of yesterday's realities. Be careful of your choices between what was, is and will be. It is very hard to fully step into your destiny while you are still holding on to your history. — Christine Caine
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
Every thought is a cause & every condition is an effect. Change your thoughts & you change your destiny. — Joseph Murphy
Do not die in the history of your past hurts and past experiences, but live in the now and future of your destiny. — Michelle Obama
You have to accept the fact that some people are never going to be for you. Treat them with respect, but you don’t need their approval to fulfill your destiny. — Joel Osteen
Our moral responsibility is not to stop future, but to shape it...to channel our destiny in humane directions and to ease the trauma of transition. — Alvin Toffler
God can take the good, bad and the bitter and create a masterpiece called your destiny. — Tony Evans
Don't downgrade your dream to match your reality. Upgrade your faith to match your destiny. — DeVon Franklin
Future Destiny Quotes
The brain is the organ of destiny. It holds within its humming mechanism secrets that will determine the future of the human race. — Wilder Penfield
It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. — Tony Robbins
No amount of worrying can change the future. Go easy on yourself, for the outcome of all affairs is determined by God's decree. If something is meant to go elsewhere, it will never come your way, but if it is yours by destiny, from you it cannot flee. — Umar
To grow, you must be willing to let your present and future be totally unlike your past. Your history is not your destiny. — Alan Cohen
Live the present intensely and fully, do not let the past be a burden, and let the future be an incentive. Each person forges his or her own destiny. — Carlos Slim
We are the arbiters of our own future. — Rand Fishkin
You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. — Steve Jobs
Destiny And Choice Quotes
Our genes are not our destiny, they are influenced by our environment and lifestyle choices. — Rhonda Patrick
God maintains a delicate balance between keeping his existence sufficiently evident so people will know he's there and yet hiding his presence enough so that people who want to choose to ignore him can do it. This way, their choice of destiny is really free. — J.P. Moreland
True success in this life comes in consecrating our lives—that is, our time and choices—to God’s purposes. In so doing, we permit Him to raise us to our highest destiny. — D. Todd Christofferson
No other road, no other way, No day but today! — Jonathan Larson
We are not creatures of circumstance; we are creators of circumstance. — Benjamin Disraeli
Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. It's up to you to decide what you are worth, how you matter, and how you make meaning in the world. No one else has your gifts--your set of talents, ideas, interests. You are an original. A masterpiece. — Regina Brett
Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over. — Gloria Naylor
Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man — John F. Kennedy
The more one sees of human fate and the more one examines its secret springs of action, the more one is impressed by the strength of unconscious motives and by the limitations of free choice — Carl Jung
More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of our lives that determine our destiny. — Tony Robbins
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
Your personal core values define who you are, and a company's core values ultimately define the company's character and brand. For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny. — Tony Hsieh
Our character ... is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be. — George Santayana
A moral character is attached to autumnal scenes; the leaves falling like our years, the flowers fading like our hours, the clouds fleeting like our illusions, the light diminishing like our intelligence, the sun growing colder like our affections, the rivers becoming frozen like our lives--all bear secret relations to our destinies. — François-René de Chateaubriand
A novel is not an allegory.... It is the sensual experience of another world. If you don't enter that world, hold your breath with the characters and become involved in their destiny, you won't be able to empathize, and empathy is at the heart of the novel. This is how you read a novel: you inhale the experience. So start breathing. — Azar Nafisi
Be grateful for the joy of life. Be glad for the privilege of work. Be thankful for the opportunity to give and serve. Good work is the great character-builder, the sweetener of life, the maker of destiny. Let the spirit of your work be right, and whether your task be great or small you will then have the satisfaction of knowing it is worth while. — Grenville Kleiser
Nature is at work.. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow. — David Seabury
Our community belongs to us and whether it is mean or majestic, whether arrayed in glory or covered in shame, we cannot but share its character and destiny. — Frederick Douglass
If you have character, endeavor, personality, courage and the capacity for concentrated labor, you will do what is your destiny – and, perhaps, even do it well. — Ariel Durant
Character is destiny. — Heraclitus
'Character," says Novalis, in one of his questionable aphorisms - character is destiny'. — George Eliot
For individuals, character is destiny. For organizations, culture is destiny. — Tony Hsieh
The end of a man's life is often compared to the winding up of a well written play, where the principal persons still act in character, whatever the fate in which they undergo. — Joseph Addison
I have no money, no resources, no hopes. I am the happiest man alive. A year ago, six months ago, I thought that I was an artist. I no longer think about it, I am. Everything that was literature has fallen from me. There are no more books to be written, thank God. This then? This is not a book. This is libel, slander, and defamation of character. This is not a book, in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a prolonged insult, a gob of spit in the face of Art, a kick in the pants of God, Man, Destiny, Time, Love, Beauty — Henry Miller
Nature is at work. Character and destiny are her handiwork. She gives us love and hate, jealousy and reverence. All that is ours is the power to choose which impulse we shall follow. — David Seabury
Gettting to know your characters is so much more important than plotting. Working out every detail of your story in advance, especially when you don't yet know your main characters, always seems a little too much like playing God. You're working out your characters' lives, their destiny, before they've had a chance to discover who they are and what kind of people they want to be. — Alexander Gordon Smith
The soul is dyed the color of its thoughts. Think only on those things that are in line with your principles and can bear the light of day. The content of your character is your choice. Day by day, what you do is who you become. Your integrity is your destiny — Heraclitus
When the 'Seinfeld' show said it was going to be a show about nothing, everybody said it couldn't - wouldn't work. It did. 'Thor' is about something, about that character finding his destiny, but it's not doing what was expected... and yet it's doing very well. — J. Michael Straczynski
If character is destiny, the good are damned. — Joseph Heller
Your character is your destiny. Building character is a task for the brave and dedicated. There are no shortcuts when it comes to building character. If you wish to cure minimalism in your own life, to develop a complete commitment to excellence and an absolute rejection of mediocrity, the question you need to start asking yourself is, "What is the most I can do?" — Matthew Kelly
The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. From the state of a man's heart doth proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts blossom into deeds, and his deeds bear the fruitage of character and destiny. — James Allen
For every generation, there is a destiny. For some, history decides. For this generation, the choice must be our own. [...] Our destiny in the midst of change will rest on the unchanged
character of our people, and on their faith. — Lyndon B. Johnson
Character is destiny, and politicians usually get the scandals they deserve, with a sense of inevitability about them. — George Packer
Watch your character for your character is your destiny. — Winston Churchill
Now, I can smile at the stock quality of these friends, these uniforms. these looking-glasses, these sharers. Each is a character lifted straight from literature and yet, life successfully aping art, they are alive, and fulfil their destinies - or act their parts - flawlessly. — Hal Porter
Character is destiny and character is important to American campaigns. — Mark Shields
It is often in the trial of adversity that we learn those most critical lessons that form our character and shape our destiny. — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
Strength is taking charge of your own destiny and not waiting on others to do so. You don’t have to swear and drink and beat people up and slay monsters. You’re allowed to cry and take care of children and cook and get your heart broken and dress up and date and get pregnant. But when decisions have to be made, a strong character makes them and doesn’t wait for someone else. — Mur Lafferty
The flexible muscles growing daily more rigid give character to the countenance ; that is, they trace the operations of the mind with the iron pen of fate, and tell us not only what powers are within, but how they have been employed. — Mary Wollstonecraft
To what extent does anybody control his destiny? Life is very much like falling of the edge of a cliff. You have complete freedom to make all the choices you want to take on your way down. My characters choose to yearn and not lose hope even when the odds are completely against them. It doesn't make the landing at the end of that fall any less painful but, somehow, it helps them keep a little dignity their bone broken body. — Etgar Keret
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