what is your destiny?

Destiny is something men select; women achieve it only by default or stupendous suffering.

Some are destined to succeed, some are determined to succeed.

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.

We all have a destiny in accordance with the breadth of our shoulders. My shoulders are broad.

More than anything else, I believe it’s our decisions, not the conditions of our lives, that determine our destiny.

Either marriage is a destiny, I believe, or there is no sense in it at all, it’s a piece of humbug.

We may become the makers of our fate when we have ceased to pose as its prophets.

It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.

Whatever may happen to you was prepared for you from all eternity; and the implication of causes was from eternity spinning the thread of your being.

The torment of precautions often exceeds the dangers to be avoided. It is sometimes better to abandon one’s self to destiny.

Dreams are like stars…you may never touch them, but if you follow them they will lead you to your destiny.

Only by joy and sorrow does a person know anything about themselves and their destiny. They learn what to do and what to avoid.

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

They were seeking out the treasure of their destiny, without actually wanting to live out their destiny.

A man who has depths in his shame meets his destiny and his delicate decisions upon paths which few ever reach . .

Whether it’s destiny or fate or whatever, I don’t think I could do a French Laundry anywhere else.

I felt as if I were walking with destiny, and that all my past life had been but a preparation for this hour and this trial.

You were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within you. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone. And as you let your own light shine, you unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As you are liberated from your own fear, your presence automatically liberates others.

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.

There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own.

There is only one thing which can master the perplexed stuff of epic material into unity; and that is, an ability to see in particular human experience some significant symbolism of man’s general destiny.

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 have sought and found how to serve.

I believe the destiny of your generation - and your nation - is a rendezvous with excellence.

Let us resolve to be masters, not the victims, of our history, controlling our own destiny without giving way to blind suspicions and emotions.

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny