Nothing under Providence is ever certain until an agent…

We must mark God's providence leading us; and if providence tarries, tarry till providence comes

— Charles Spurgeon

There is special providence in the fall of a sparrow.

— William Shakespeare

One has freedom as the principal means of action; the other has servitude. Their . . . paths [are] diverse; nevertheless, each seems called…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Serendipity, you can choose who to protect and who to share life with, but you cannot choose who to love, for love isn't a…

— Anonymous

Afflictions sent by providence melt the constancy of the noble minded, but confirm the obduracy of the vile, as the same furnace that liquefies…

— Charles Caleb Colton

Providence and Manifest Destiny are synonyms often invoked to support arguments based on wishful thinking.

— Frank Herbert

It is impossible that there should be so much providence in the last details, and none in the first principles. Then the arts of…

— Sallust

To be the agent whose touch changes nature from a wild force to a work of art is inspiration of the highest order.

— Robert Rodale

Anuj Bahari has always been a really good literary agent for me. What a good agent does is that he manages many of your…

— Amish Tripathi

You can change. And you can be an agent of change.

— Laura Dern

In a fit of pique, I said to my agent, 'I'm going to write something you can sell.' The idea was to write a…

— Glen Duncan

In 2011, I announced that I was going to retire, and my agent panicked. So she says: 'No, no, no. You have to write…

— Isabel Allende

My first job was a film called 'Storm Damage' for the BBC. I was 16 and working with really respected British actors. I didn't…

— Ashley Madekwe

I was in Vietnam, and I was exposed to Agent Orange. And there's a high relationship between people that were exposed to Agent Orange…

— Hamilton Jordan

I said to my agent, 'I want short, sharp, well-paid jobs because I haven't got time for anything else.'

— Billie Whitelaw