Destiny Quotes

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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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• A spirit of harmony can only survive if each of us remembers, when bitterness and self-interest seem to prevail, that we share a common destiny.

  Barbara Jordan

  Peace, Equality, Ubuntu

  Barbara Jordan (1999). “Barbara C. Jordan--selected Speeches”

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• Destroy the seed and the plant will never grow. Man alone, of all creatures of earth, can change his thought pattern and become the architect of his destiny.

  Spencer W. Kimball

  Men, Earth, Patterns

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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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• 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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  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 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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• 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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• 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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• You may not always end up where you thought you were going, But you will always end up where you were meant to be.

  Jessica Taylor

  Fate, Journey, May

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• Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny.

  David O. McKay

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• Destiny has a constant passion for the incongruous.

  Booth Tarkington

  Passion, Fate, Constant

  Newton Booth Tarkington (2015). “The Magnificent Ambersons”, p.284, Booklassic

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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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• Choice, not chance, determines destiny.

  Charles E. McKenzie

  Weight Loss, Choices, Decision

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• Your destiny is too great, your assignment too important, your time too valuable. Don't let fear intimidate you.

  Joel Osteen

  Life, Important, Intimidating

  Twitter post from Mar 24, 2013

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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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• Destiny is the prison and chain of the ignorant. Understand that destiny like the water of the Nile: Water before the faithful, blood before the unbeliever.

  Muhammad Iqbal

  Fate, Blood, Water

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• When You Hold Onto Your History, You Do It At The Expense Of Your Destiny.

  T. D. Jakes

  Inspirational, Divine, Expenses

  "Bishop T.D. Jakes: Let Go Of Your Past", www.huffingtonpost.com. September 16, 2013.

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• Whoever controls the flow of information dictates our perceptions and perspectives; whoever controls the news shapes our destiny.

  George Clinton

  Perspective, Perception, News

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• Destiny is simply the relentless logic of each day we live.

  Jean Giraudoux

  Each Day, Logic, Relentless

  Jean Giraudoux (1963). “Judith. Tiger at the gates. Duel of angels”

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• Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences.

  J. K. Rowling

  Strong Women, Names, Choices

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• Destiny grants us our wishes, but in its own way, in order to give us something beyond our wishes.

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  Dream, Order, Giving

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (2016). “Elective Affinities”, p.186, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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• Again, you can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. 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

  Inspirational, Life, Inspiring

  "Edgewalkers: People and Organizations That Take Risks, Build Bridges, and". Book by Judi Neal, p. 163, October 30, 2006.

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• We are face to face with our destiny and we must meet it with a high and resolute courage.

  Theodore Roosevelt

  Faces, Face To Face, Resolute

  Theodore Roosevelt (2015). “Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century”, p.14, Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

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• Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

  Henry Miller

  Integrity, Commitment, Fate

  Henry Miller (1941). “The Wisdom of the Heart”, p.22, New Directions Publishing

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