Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.
Sun Tzu
Temperament lies behind mood; behind will, lies the fate of character. Then behind both, the influence of family the tyranny of culture; and finally the power of climate and environment; and we are free, only to the extent we rise above these.
John Burroughs
A man convinced of his own merit will accept misfortune as an honor, for thus can he persuade others, as well as himself, that he is a worthy target for the arrows of fate.
Janet Watson
We plan our lives according to a dream that came to us in our childhood, and we find that life alters our plans. And yet, at the end, from a rare height, we also see that our dream was our fate. It`s just that providence had other ideas as to how we would...
Ben Okri
I am a possibilist. I believe that humanity is master of its own fate... Before we can change direction, we have to question many of the assumptions underlying our current philosophy. Assumptions like bigger is better; you can`t stop progress; no speed is...
Robert Bateman
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable.
Helen Keller
I admire addicts. In a world where everybody is waiting for some bline, random disaster, or some sudden disease, the addict has the comfort of knowing what will most likely wait for him down the road. He`s taken some control over his ultimate fate, and hi...
Chuck Palahniuk
What need I fear of thee? But yet I`ll make assurance double sure, and take a bond of fate: thou shalt not live; That I may tell pale-hearted fear it lies, And sleep in spite of thunder
William Shakespeare
Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory...
Winston Churchill
What can you ever really know of other people`s souls - of their temptations, their opportunities, their struggles? One soul in the whole creation you do know: and it is the only one whose fate is placed in your hands
C.S. Lewis
I believe in fate, I believe in hard work, and I feel like if I just keep marching, the path will kind of appear before me. Talking about her future
Tatyana Ali
[assured fans he won`t suffer the same fate] "I wouldn`t do a Macaulay. I have sensible people around me. I see this industry as a risky business. The money thing has always been in my control. I have always had people looking after it for me. I do love b...
Jamie Bell
American studios give money to directors to educate them away from their creative fingerprint, even if that`s the reason they wanted them in the first place. I`ve avoided that fate by making movies here. You have to fight the urge to do a big action movie...
Lars von Trier
I will always produce my own films and avoid finding myself at the distributor`s mercy. You must become a producer if you want any control over the fate of your work. Otherwise, it becomes another person`s film and he does with it what he pleases. I only ...
Wim Wenders
[On the fate of Saddam Hussein after trial] I`ve got my own personal views. This is a brutal dictator. He`s a person who killed a lot of people. But my personal views are not important in this matter. It`s going to be up to the Iraqis to make those decisi...
George W. Bush
There are girls, people in the industry who just kind of flip through magazines and pick out guys, like, "I`m gonna date him". I could never do that. I don`t think being set up works. I`m big into fate.
Kate Bosworth
I believe in fate. I believe that everything happens for a reason, but I think it`s important to seek out that reason - that`s how you learn.
Drew Barrymore
Unhappy is the fate of one who tries to win his battles and succeed in his attacks without cultivating the spirit of enterprise, for the result is waste of time and general stagnation.
Sun Tzu
