"Indeed, there is nothing more arbitrary than intervening as a stranger in a destiny which is not ours."
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"Whatever God has brought about Is to be borne with courage."
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"Today I must dive deep within And know what I come To this earth-stage for."
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"Names have a mysterious transforming power. Like a ring on a finger, a name may at first seem merely accidental, committing you to nothing; but before you realize its magical power, it's gotten under your skin, become part of you and your destiny."
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"There is indeed one element in human destiny that not blindness itself can controvert: whatever else we are intended to do, we are not intended to succeed; failure is the fate allotted. It is so in every art and study; it is so above all in the continent art of living well."
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"How does it happen that a writer who's not even very good - and I can say that, I've read four or five of his books - gets to be in charge of the world's destiny? Or of the entire universe's?" If he's not very good, why didn't you stop at one?" Mrs. Tassenbaum smiled. "Touché. He is readable, I'll give him that - tells a good story."
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"Big Idea - Your days are your life in miniature. As you live your hours, so you create your years. As you live your days, so you craft your life. What you do today is actually creating your future. The words you speak, the thoughts you think, the food you eat and the actions you take are defining your destiny - shaping who you are becoming and what your life will stand for. Small choices lead to giant consequences over time. There's no such thing as an unimportant day."
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"Sow a character, you reap your destiny."
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"Start to see yourself for who you really are: a traveller, an explorer or on the path of life, confidently advancing along the path of enlightenment towards your destiny. Don't lose sight of the things that are truly vital in your life."
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"We can meet our destiny, and that destiny to build a land here that will be, for all mankind, a shining city on a hill."
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"Throughout our history, We Americans have been willing to meet great challenges and do what is right when our destiny demanded it."
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"For the sake of peace and justice, let us move toward a world in which all people are at last free to determine their own destiny."
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"The task that has fallen to us as Americans is to move the conscience of the world, to keep alive the hope and dream of freedom. For if we fail or falter, there'll be no place for the world's oppressed to flee to. This is not a role we sought. We preach no manifest destiny. But like the Americans who brought a new nation into the world 200 years ago, history has asked much of us in our time. Much we've already given; much more we must be prepared to give."
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"Ya gotta do what ya gotta do."
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"The work of art, though bound by its genetic markings and indelible fingerprints, is boundless in the infinite elaborations of its destiny, and therefore in the range of its interpretations."
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"Life is a journey that have a lot different path, but any path u choose use it as your destiny."
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"The essentials are to learn to shape God with forethought, care, and work; to educate and benefit their community, their families and themselves; and to contribute to the fulfillment of the Destiny."
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"I've been lucky to work consistently on women who I think are interesting, fleshed out, and strong and active participants in their destiny."
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"I guess you could say it's always been my destiny to be a performer."
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"My new album that I'm creating, which is finished pretty much, was written with this new instinctual energy that I've developed getting to know my fans. They protect me, so now it's my destiny to protect them."
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