“DESTINY is a feeling you have that you know something about yourself nobody else does. The picture you have in your own mind of what you're about WILL COME TRUE. It's a kind of a thing you kind of have to keep to your own self, because it's a fragile feeling, and you put it out there, then someone w…”— Bob Dylan, amazon.com
“Almost nothing important that ever happens to you happens because you engineer it. Destiny has no beeper; destiny always leans trenchcoated out of an alley with some sort of 'psst' that you usually can't even hear because you're in such a rush to or from something important you've tried to engineer.”— David Foster Wallace, amazon.com
“Your soul knows the geography of your destiny. Your soul alone has the map of your future, therefore you can trust this indirect, oblique side of yourself. If you do, it will take you where you need to go, but more important it will teach you a kindness of rhythm in your journey.”— John O'Donohue, amazon.com
“We are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.”— Garth Stein, amazon.com
“Don't confuse poor decision -- making with destiny. Own your mistakes. It’s ok. We all make them. Learn from them so they can empower you!”— Steve Maraboli, amazon.com
“There are winds of destiny that blow when we least expect them. Sometimes they gust with the fury of a hurricane, sometimes they barely fan one’s cheek. But the winds cannot be denied, bringing as they often do a future that is impossible to ignore.”— Nicholas Sparks, amazon.com
“Destiny is usually just around the corner. Like a thief, a hooker, or a lottery vendor: its three most common personifications. But what destiny does not do is home visits. You have to go for it.”— Carlos Ruiz Zafon, amazon.com
“What we call our destiny is truly our character and that character can be altered. The knowledge that we are responsible for our actions and attitudes does not need to be discouraging, because it also means that we are free to change this destiny. One is not in bondage to the past, which has shaped…”— Anaïs Nin, amazon.com
“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another.”— Thomas Merton, amazon.com
“The one thing we must always remember about ‘almost’ relationships is that if it was meant to be, it would have been.”— Andrea Davis, thoughtcatalog.com
“That day she put our heads together fate had her imagination about her.”— Robert Frost, internal.org
“Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers. Remember when you're talkin' to the man upstairs that just because he doesn't answer doesn't mean he don't care. Some of God's greatest gifts are unanswered prayers”— Garth Brooks, open.spotify.com
“If you obsess over whether you are making the right decision, you are basically assuming that the universe will reward you for one thing and punish you for another. The universe has no fixed agenda. Once you make any decision, it works around that decision. There is no right or wrong, only a series…”— Deepak Chopra, amazon.com
“You control your destiny - you don't need magic to do it. And there are no magical shortcuts to solving your problems.”— Brenda Chapman, Mark Andrews, Merida, Kelly MacDonald, amazon.com
“If two points are destined to touch, the universe will always find a way to make the connection- even when all hope seems to be lost. Certain ties cannot be broken. They define who we are- and who we become. Across space, across time, among paths we cannot predict - nature always finds a way.”— Unknown, facebook.com
“The things that don't leave your head are not the ones that show you what's 'meant to be'; they're the things that show you what you're still not okay with on your own.”— Brianna Wiest, amazon.com