Alas, by the time Fate caught up with my life, Chance had it all planned.

Responsibility without power, the fate of the secretary through the ages.

what cannot be saved when fate takes, patience her injury a mockery makes

Human reason needs only to will more strongly than fate, and she is fate.

My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition.

Preparing our city to achieve its destiny will require strong leadership.

I had a dream that I was captain of fate. I lost control and then I sank.

I'm not a big believer in fate, but, boy, I've had a lot of lucky breaks.

That which we do not bring to consciousness appears in our lives as fate.

The fate of the living planet is the most important issue facing mankind.

Human reason needs only to will more strongly than fate, and she is fate.

One knows less about one's own destiny than about anything else on earth.

Maybe it's good if God gives you something to think about every so often.

The fate of the nation and the fate of the currency are one and the same.

Man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

There is no more terrible fate for a comedian than to be taken seriously.

It is nobody's right to be waited on and nobody's fate to do the waiting.

Heaven forbids that man should know What change tomorrow's fate may bring.

He cannot complain of a hard sentence, who is made master of his own fate.

Destiny is a worrying concept. I don't want to be fated, I want to choose.

All things are subject to decay and when fate summons, monarchs must obey.

Your fate is to be what you are. As mine is to be what I am...your master.

When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.

With equal pace, impartial Fate Knocks at the palace, as the cottage gate.

It's our destiny to explore. It's our destiny to be a space-faring nation.

There's much to be said for challenging fate instead of ducking behind it.

Fatalism is a false premise. What will be is not necessarily what must be.

I do believe in fate - I think you have to. It helps make sense of things.

Fate is being kind to me. Fate doesn't want me to be too famous too young.

Every path but your own is the path of fate. Keep on your own track, then.

The fate of a Nation may sometimes depend upon the position of a fortress.

Readers, not critics, are the people who determine a book's eventual fate.

To stand up for someone was to stitch your fate into the lining of theirs.

The devil comes to bring a fate you couldn't imagine in your wildest dream.

Once an object has been incorporated in a picture it accepts a new destiny.

The thing about fate is, are you the master of your fate, or are the stars?

The fate of a song is often established in the first 15 minutes of writing.

I generally wade in blind and trust to fate and instinct to see me through.

"What we control," Juliette said, "is our actions once fate puts us there."

Faber est suae quisque fortunae. Each man is the architect of his own fate.

Fate has a way of getting what she wants, no matter how we try to avoid it.

To expect the government to save you is to be a bystander in your own fate.

When two people are meant to be together, they will be together. It's fate.

Whatever happens, it happens because we choose for it. We decide our fates.

One possible reason that I don't believe in fate is that I wasn't fated to.

Fate has it in for me to be an exhibit: that funny old lady from the telly.

Our destiny hides among our free choices, disguised as the free-est of all.

Those whom fate has dealt hard knocks remain vulnerable for ever afterwards.

The right way to wholeness is made up of fateful detours and wrong turnings.

If I believed in fate I'd be very curious why I picked the name Silver Jews.

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