80 Inspirational Quotes About Destiny (BELIEVE)

Top 10 Inspirational Destiny Quotes

“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

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. - William Shakespeare — It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves. – **William Shakespeare**

The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. - Ralph Waldo Emerson — The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be. – **Ralph Waldo Emerson**

“I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.”
Paulo Coelho

You are the creator of your own destiny. - Swami Vivekananda — You are the creator of your own destiny. – **Swami Vivekananda**

Never forget This very moment, we can change our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. - Steven Pressfield — Never forget: This very moment, we can **change** our lives. There never was a moment, and never will be, when we are without the power to alter our destiny. – **Steven Pressfield**

“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

You are not the victim of the world, but rather the master of your own destiny. It is your choices and decisions that determine your destiny. - Roy T. Bennett — You are not the victim of the world, but rather the master of your own destiny. It is your choices and decisions that determine your destiny. – **Roy T. Bennett**

Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. - J.K. Rowling — Destiny is a name often given in retrospect to choices that had dramatic consequences. – **J.K. Rowling**

A person's destiny is something you look back at afterwards, not something to be known in advance. - Haruki Murakami — A person’s destiny is something you look back at afterwards, not something to be known in advance. – **Haruki Murakami**

10 Destiny Quotes To Help You Believe In Yourself

“The best years of your life are the ones in which you decide your problems are your own. You do not blame them on your mother, the ecology, or the president. You realize that you control your own destiny.”
Albert Ellis

Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny. - David O. McKay — Your thoughts are the architects of your destiny. – David O. McKay

Every man has his own destiny the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him. - Henry Miller — Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him. – Henry Miller

Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish. - Mariane Pearl — Do not compare yourself to others. You have a unique destiny and mission that only you can accomplish. – Mariane Pearl

Destiny doesn't do home visits… you have to go for it yourself. - Carlos Ruiz Zafón — Destiny doesn’t do home visits… you have to go for it yourself. – Carlos Ruiz Zafón

There is a destiny that shapes our ends rough, hew them as we will. - Frank Harris — There is a destiny that shapes our ends rough, hew them as we will. – Frank Harris

Control your own destiny or someone else will. - Jack Welch — Control your own destiny or someone else will. – **Jack Welch**

By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands - your own. - Mark Victor Hansen — By recording your **dreams** and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands – your own. – Mark Victor Hansen

Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny. - Bob Marley — Every man gotta right to decide his own destiny. – **Bob Marley**

We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it. - Guy Finley — We are not here on earth to change our destiny, but to fulfill it. – Guy Finley

10 Meaningful Destiny Quotes About Life To Help You Achieve Your Goals

“Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.”
Ralph Marston

The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a habit. Sow a habit and you reap a character. Sow a character and you reap a destiny. - James Allen — The law of harvest is to reap more than you sow. Sow an act, and you reap a **habit**. Sow a habit and you reap a **character**. Sow a character and you reap a destiny. – **James Allen**

Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don't worry about my destiny. - Carl Sandburg — Strange things blow in through my window on the wings of the night wind and I don’t **worry** about my destiny. – **Carl Sandburg**

“Creativity itself doesn’t care at all about results – the only thing it craves is the process. Learn to love the process and let whatever happens next happen, without fussing too much about it. Work like a monk, or a mule, or some other representative metaphor for diligence. Love the work. Destiny will do what it wants with you, regardless.”
Elizabeth Gilbert

Actions are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. - Harry S. Truman — **Actions** are the seed of fate deeds grow into destiny. – Harry S. Truman

Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined. - Deepak Chopra — Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined. – **Deepak Chopra**

“Watch your thoughts for they become words. Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits. Watch your habits for they become your character. And watch your character for it becomes your destiny. What we think, we become. My father always said that… and I think I am fine.”
Margaret Thatcher

Success is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. - Jim Rohn — **Success** is not to be pursued; it is to be attracted by the person you become. – **Jim Rohn**

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be. - Douglas Adams — I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be. – Douglas Adams

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. - John F. Kennedy — Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be as big as he wants. No problem of human destiny is beyond human beings. – **John F. Kennedy**

8 Destiny Quotes that Inspires Perseverance and Courage

“Life is not always going to be roses and rainbows. You are going to have uncomfortable moments. It’s what we do with those moments that is going to count and determine our destiny.”
Lana

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 — 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

We ought to face our destiny with courage. - Friedrich Nietzsche — We ought to face our destiny with **courage**. – **Friedrich Nietzsche**

“I believe that you control your destiny, that you can be what you want to be. You can also stop and say, ‘No, I won’t do it, I won’t behave his way anymore. I’m lonely and I need people around me, maybe I have to change my methods of behaving,’ and then you do it.”
Leo Buscaglia

Destiny's what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you. - Darren Shan — Destiny’s what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you. – Darren Shan

I shall seize fate by the throat. - Ludwig van Beethoven — I shall seize fate by the throat. – **Ludwig van Beethoven**

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. - Ella Wheeler Wilcox — There is no **chance**, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul. – Ella Wheeler Wilcox

When you are destined for greatness, it shows in everything you do. It becomes you. Greatness becomes you. - Lorii Myers — When you are destined for greatness, it shows in everything you do. It becomes you. Greatness becomes you. – Lorii Myers

8 Destiny Quotes on Choices

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 — 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

It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny. - Jean Nidetch — It’s choice – not chance – that determines your destiny. – Jean Nidetch

It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. - Tony Robbins — It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. – Tony Robbins

Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker - Garth Nix — Does the walker choose the path, or the path the walker? – Garth Nix

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. - Siddhartha Gautama — If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. – Siddhartha Gautama

A man does not make his destiny he accepts it or denies it. - Ursula K. Le Guin — A man does not make his destiny: he accepts it or denies it. – Ursula K. Le Guin

Our choices determine our destiny. - A.R. Bernard — Our choices determine our destiny. – A.R. Bernard

Fate or not, our lives are still the results of our choices. - Taylor Jenkins Reid — Fate or not, our lives are still the results of our choices. – Taylor Jenkins Reid

5 Destiny Quotes for Couples

“Does our purpose on Earth directly link to the people whom we end up meeting? Are our relationships and experiences actually the required dots that connect and then lead us to our ultimate destinies?”
Jennifer Elisabeth

Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone - we find it with another. - Thomas Merton — Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another. – Thomas Merton

Destiny cuts the cake of love, three slices to some, to others, a crumb. - Stefano Benni — Destiny cuts the cake of love, three slices to some, to others, a crumb. – Stefano Benni

“I really believe that there is an invisible red thread tied between him and me, and that it has stretched and tangled for years — across oceans and lifetimes. I know that it won’t break because our souls are tied.”
Jennifer Elisabeth

Sometimes you don't get to choose your partner. Life chooses it for you. - C.M. Stunich — Sometimes you don’t get to choose your partner. Life chooses it for you. – C.M. Stunich

2 Destiny Quotes on Working Together

“More than ever before in human history, we share a common destiny. We can master it only if we face it together. And that, my friends, is why we have the United Nations.”
Kofi Annan

There is a destiny which makes us brothers; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own. - Edwin Markham — There is a destiny which makes us **brothers**; none goes his way alone. All that we send into the lives of others comes back into our own. – Edwin Markham

4 Destiny Quotes on Spirituality

“Bottom line: God will not allow any person to keep you from your destiny. They may be bigger, stronger, or more powerful, but God knows how to shift things around and get you to where you’re supposed to be.”
Joel Osteen

For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary to fulfill our own destiny, according to God's will, to be what God wants us to be. - Thomas Merton — For each one of us, there is only one thing necessary: to fulfill our own destiny, according to God’s will, to be what God wants us to be. – Thomas Merton

Islam is itself destiny and will not suffer destiny. - Muhammad Iqbal — Islam is itself destiny and will not suffer destiny. – Muhammad Iqbal

“The decision to serve a mission will shape the spiritual destiny of the missionary, his or her spouse, and their posterity for generations to come. A desire to serve is a natural outcome of one’s conversion, worthiness, and preparation.”
Russell M. Nelson

6 Destiny Quotes on Serving Others

“Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go and allow people to hurl themselves into their own destiny. And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it’s all over.”
Octavia E. Butler

The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule. - Albert Einstein — The high destiny of the individual is to serve rather than to rule. – **Albert Einstein**

I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. - Albert Schweitzer — I don’t know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who will have sought and found how to serve. – Albert Schweitzer

“Nothing brings me more happiness than trying to help the most vulnerable people in society. It is a goal and an essential part of my life – a kind of destiny. Whoever is in distress can call on me. I will come running wherever they are.”
Princess Diana

We would consider it our moral duty to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mold their own destiny. - Lal Bahadur Shastri — We would consider it our moral **duty** to lend all support to the ending of colonialism and imperialism so that people everywhere are free to mold their own destiny. – Lal Bahadur Shastri

Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live. - Marcus Aurelius — **Adapt** yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live. – **Marcus Aurelius**

17 Thought-Provoking Destiny Quotes

“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

A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. - Jean de La Fontaine — A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it. – Jean de La Fontaine

You speak of destiny as if it was fixed. - Philip Pullman — You speak of destiny as if it was fixed. – Philip Pullman

“The gig economy is empowerment. This new business paradigm empowers individuals to better shape their own destiny and leverage their existing assets to their benefit.”
John McAfee

Character is destiny. - Heraclitus — Character is destiny. – **Heraclitus**

Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour. - Fidel Castro — Men do not shape destiny, Destiny produces the man for the hour. – Fidel Castro

“When you think of it, really there are four fundamental questions of life. You’ve asked them, I’ve asked them, every thinking person asks them. They boil down to this; origin, meaning, morality and destiny. ‘How did I come into being? What brings life meaning? How do I know right from wrong? Where am I headed after I die?'”
Ravi Zacharias

The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being. - Dag Hammarskjold — The longest **journey** is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest for the source of his being. – Dag Hammarskjold

It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. - Winston Churchill — It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link of the chain of destiny can be handled at a time. – **Winston Churchill**

“There is a mysterious cycle in human events. To some generations much is given. Of other generations much is expected. This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny.”
Franklin D. Roosevelt

Destiny doesn't make mistakes. - Dustin Poirier — Destiny doesn’t make mistakes. – Dustin Poirier

Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist. - Franz Liszt — Mournful and yet grand is the destiny of the artist. – **Franz Liszt**

“It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. Old age is life’s parody, whereas death transforms life into a destiny: in a way it preserves it by giving it the absolute dimension. Death does away with time.”
Simone de Beauvoir

Destiny has two ways of crushing us - by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them. - Henri Frederic Amiel — Destiny has two ways of crushing us – by refusing our wishes and by fulfilling them. – **Henri Frederic Amiel**

Our children are the living messages we send to a future we will ever see… Will we rob them of their destiny Will we rob them of their dreams No - we will not do that. - Elijah Cummings — Our **children** are the living messages we send to a **future** we will ever see… Will we rob them of their destiny? Will we rob them of their dreams? No – we will not do that. – Elijah Cummings

“I don’t believe in fate or destiny. I believe in various degrees of hatred, paranoia, and abandonment. However much of that gets heaped upon you doesn’t matter – it’s only a matter of how much you can take and what it does to you.”
Henry Rollins