All Quotes By Tag: Fate
“Mankind accepts good fortune as his due, but when bad occurs, he thinks it was aimed at him, done to him, a hex, a curse, a punishment by his deity for some transgression, as though his god were a petty storekeeper, counting up the day’s receipts.”
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“As for your vision,& what is or isn’t written,Stay faithful until it’s fateful.”
“Am I entitled to my ego if my ego has manufactured impressive results?”
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“Fate intertwines with everyday life, even when people fail to pay attention.”
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“They say the truth hurts. And these words hurt more than any I have ever written. But they are the truth – The cold, hard, undeniable truth.Not letting go doesn’t keep him with you.It’s still over. He’s still gone.… And nothing will ever change that.”
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“The difference between those that can and those that can’t is attitude.”
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“Through every turn in life, through every little twist of fate, there is an opportunity to take a step back, find and reinvent yourself, and come back a bigger, stronger, better you.”
“We lose faith when fate overrides.”
“Something is never taken away from you without being replaced with something greater. You may have to wait for it however. It’s a test of faith.”
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“Breathlessly you reach the station just as the train is arriving! But alas, the train doesn’t stop. It keeps going. It doesn’t care how forlorn you look as it passes by. It doesn’t even see you! But wait. What’s that sound in the distance? Another train is coming soon and it is yours. A train that will take you to a more beautiful place.”
“Every breath we take from the airTakes oxygen from an insect’s lungs mid-prayerAnd every exhalation does loudly declareThat in the currency of life, we’re millionaires.A butterfly flapped it’s wings and Rome fellA passerby’s whistle cracked the liberty bellAnd I dare urge the daring not to yellLest we so bid a skyscraper a rough farewell.A snake’s tongue slithered and man did sinLet me tell you how the waves from a shark’s finDid set the tides on D-Day and let the allies win;Chance and destiny are identical twins.A word was spoken and the earth createdAnother phrase and the future was dictatedAnd so every action must be carefully weightedWe just never know how things are interrelated.”
“There are things that will happen to you and there is nothing you can do about this. Isn’t it exciting beyond belief?”
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“Faith is the flame that eliminates fear, and faith is the conqueror of dreams.”
“I have reconciled myself to our new lives. Our new fate, as Talis would say. As if fate were a merging, shifting thing. As if it were controlled by something other than ourselves.”
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“Mr. Asher, you can resist who you are for only so long. Finally, you just decide to go with fate.”
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