Quotes About Fate

O fortune, fortune! all men call thee fickle.

Till the sun grows cold, And the stars are old, And the leaves of the Judgment Book unfold.

There is but one good throw upon the dice, which is to throw them away.

Play out the game, act well your part, and if the gods have blundered, we will not.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act, but I do believe in a fate that falls on men unless they act.

Yet verily these issues lie on the lap of the gods.

Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai.

Happy [is] the man who has learned the cause of things and has put under his feet all fear, inexorable fate, and the noisy strife of the hell of greed.

If you love someone, let them go. If they return to you, it was meant to be. If they don't, their love was never yours to begin with.

There are no little events in life, those we think of no consequence may be full of fate, and it is at our own risk if we neglect the acquaintances and opportunities that seem to be casually offered, and of small importance.

It runs in the blood like wooden legs.

A physician can sometimes bury the scythe of death, but he has no power over the sand in the hourglass.

The glories of our blood and state, Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings. Scepter and crown must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.

That's life. Whichever way you turn, fate sticks out a foot to trip you.

When I think of how things could have turned out, I feel as if I've dodged, not just bullets, but 6mm shells.

Human folly does not impede the turning of the stars.

It's easy to see why dog rescue is a mushrooming culture. Turning a troubled person's life around is difficult, but rescuers with commitment and time and a few dollars can radically alter the fate of a dog. And there are millions of dogs - nearly 10 million in the shelter system, many others mistreated in private homes - in need of rescuing.

Destiny never changes with money, but sometimes it turns by meeting good people too.

You never know how life turns out.

Right before 'ANTM,' I was offered a recurring role for the TV show 'Switched at Birth.' I had to pick one because both of the shows were happening at the same time. I couldn't choose, though, so decided to let my dog Foxy decide. She picked 'ANTM!'

After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in twelve months.

I write little quotes all the time to help encourage people to come together, like this one: 'If fate happens to toss you a lightbulb, use it to light the path of others, for they will use theirs to light the path of you. With your light together with mine, it's two times as bright and twice as strong.'

I believe opportunity doesn't knock twice!