Though you guard it well, what destiny does not decree…

“Only then, forced at six months to confront his destiny, does he begin to cry.”

— Jhumpa Lahiri

What is our destiny? Does it matter? Is it bound up with 'our' planet? In my opinion, yes.

— Roy Harper

Like I say, every child is born with his or her destiny; what he does with it is what matters.

— Rajesh Khattar

“Destiny awaits, a darkness latent in the texture of the summer wind. Destiny will betray you, crush your ideals, deliver you into the same…

— Thomas Pynchon

“Destiny does not send us heralds. She is too wise or too cruel for that.”

— Oscar Wilde

“Destiny does not lead us in a straight line. As if to some silent music, people and events come into our lives. We are…

— Rosemary Gard

Only where leader and led together bind each other in one destiny ... does true order grow.

— Martin Heidegger

“Look, Daniel. Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafon

Destiny is as destiny does. If you believe you have no control, then you have no control.

— Wess Roberts

“Fathom the destiny that, does not just lay before you - but, awaits you.”

— Eleesha

“YOU control your own destiny; nobody else does. YOU are responsible for where you go from here; nobody else is.”

— Darrin Donnelly

You can't choose what stays and what stays away.

— Florence Welch

Man blindly works the will of fate. [Ger., Blindlings that er blos den Willen des Geschickes.]

— Christoph Martin Wieland

“To be a Sufi is to detach from fixed ideas and from preconceptions; and not to try to avoid what is your lot.”

— Idries Shah