37 Inspiring Destiny Quotes

Have you ever felt the nudge of something greater guiding your path? Whether it's the whisper of intuition or a profound sense of purpose, destiny often plays a mysterious role in our lives. In this post, we delve into a curated collection of the top 37 inspiring quotes about destiny. These words of wisdom from thought leaders, literary giants, and historical figures offer a beacon of light, helping you navigate your unique journey with clarity and confidence. Prepare to be inspired and to seize the destiny that awaits you with open arms.

1. “The only person you are destined to become is the person you decide to be.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson

2. “A man who catches History's eye is thereafter bound to a mistress from whom he will never escape.” - Salman Rushdie

3. “What is the point of having free will if one cannot occasionally spit in the eye of destiny?” - Jim Butcher

4. “I knew it like destiny, and at the same time, I knew it as choice.” - Jeanette Winterson

5. “Dear Sir, poor sir, brave sir." he read, "You are an experiment by the Creator of the Universe. You are the only creature in the entire Universe who has free will. You are the only one who has to figure out what to do next - and why. Everybody else is a robot, a machine. Some persons seem to like you, and others seem to hate you, and you must wonder why. They are simply liking machines and hating machines. You are pooped and demoralized, " read Dwayne. "Why wouldn't you be? Of course it is exhausting, having to reason all the time in a universe which wasn't meant to be reasonable.” - Kurt Vonnegut

6. “The ancient covenant is in pieces; man knows at last that he is alone in the universe's unfeeling immensity, out of which he emerged only by chance. His destiny is nowhere spelled out, nor is his duty. The kingdom above or the darkness below: it is for him to choose.” - Jacques Monod

7. “...he was part of a family whether he wanted to be or not, the family of humanity, more often than not a frustrating and contentious clan, flawed and often deeply confused, but also periodically noble and admirable, with a common destiny that every member shared.” - Dean Koontz

8. “She put her hand in his, and he clasped it firmly, knowing he had been waiting for her all his life.” - Barbara Taylor Bradford

9. “All of us have a path to follow and the path begins on earth.” - Richard Matheson

10. “I have read true piety defined as: loving one’s destiny unconditionally – and there is something in it. That is to say: I think that in a way this sort of “religiousness” is the condition for real happiness. ” - Isak Dinesen

11. “Whatever is going to happen will happen, whether we worry or not.” - Ana Monnar

12. “Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end.” - Daisaku Ikeda

13. “Believe it or not, the notions of free will and destiny are not mutually exclusive.Predestination is the universal framework of limits (based on natural physical laws) placed upon us.Free will is our infinite ability to make choices within that framework.Because the universal scale is so great—and most of it constitutes an undiscovered frontier—our choices are only limited by our knowledge, our abilities, and our imagination.To put it simply, the world is such a huge playground sandbox that we will never run out of sand or reach the faraway safety fence of destiny.So go out there and play!” - Vera Nazarian

14. “Destiny is a lie. Destiny is justification for atrocity. It is the means by which murderers armour themselves against reprimand. It is a word intended to stand in place of ethics, denying all moral context.” - Steven Erikson

15. “What I want is for the two of us to meet somewhere by chance one day, like, passing on the street, or getting on the same bus.” - Haruki Murakami

16. “She felt like a baton getting passed along in a relay race, completely devoid of any control over her destiny.” - Gretchen McNeil

17. “Such a simple concept, yet so true: that which we manifest is before us; we are the creators of our own destiny. Be it through intention or ignorance, our successes and our failures have been brought on by none other than ourselves.” - Garth Stein

18. “I think we're given multiple chances to meet multiple soulmates. Sure, you could meet a soulmate in highschool. But that doesn't mean if you don't act on it, you'll never meet anyone else. You will, just at a time that's more convenient for you.” - Meg Cabot

19. “Past and future is determined by what is now…right now! This is why the present is a gift; the only one that ultimately matters most.” - T.F. Hodge

20. “Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.” - Gail Tsukiyama

21. “There is no such thing as destiny. We ourselves shape our lives.” - Casanova

22. “At any given moment in our lives, there are certain things that could have happened but didn't. The magic momentsgo unrecognized, and then suddenly, the hand of destiny changes everything.” - Paulo Coelho

23. “Titanic started a voyage through history when it sailed away. One century later, there is still no port at sight.” - Marina Tavares Dias

24. “After a while you learn the difference between holding a hand and falling in love.. You begin to learn that kisses don't always mean something, Promises can be broken just as quickly as they are made, and goodbyes sometime really are forever!” - Atul Purohit

25. “I love you more than depth of the ocean, but I can't let you feel the pain of it...lines from Love Vs destiny....” - Atul Purohit

26. “Love couldn’t be moved by circumstance, poor choices, or even blatant lies—skewed and damaged, yes, but the heart couldn’t deny what it wanted most once the desire was planted. Whether in bliss or affliction, love owned you all the same.” - Rachael Wade

27. “That's the thing about destiny: It can't be predicted, and it's usually pretty odd.” - Jasper Fforde

28. “Where does destiny end and choice begin?” - Eva Stachniak

29. “Don't let the Dogma of men to interfere with your Destiny” - Bernard Kelvin Clive

30. “Sometimes you are in the middle of your destiny before you even know it has begun.” - Sarah Holman

31. “When life gives you lemons, you don't make lemonade. You use the seeds to plant a whole orchard - an entire franchise! Or you could just stay on the Destiny Bus and drink lemonade someone else has made, from a can.” - Anthon St. Maarten

32. “In every problem there is a lesson to learn, an asset to acquire, a rest to restore, a bitterness to sweeten, a load to lighten or a price to pay.” - IKECHUKWU JOSEPH

33. “What was destiny? What was the power that shaped the patterns and attempted to enforce them? God? Should she be raging at God - or begging Him to let her son live and to spare her from the life of a cripple? Or was the power behind destiny merely a natural mechanism, a force no different in origin from gravity or magnetism?” - Dean Koontz

34. “It would be frightening to think that in all the cosmos, which is so harmonious, so complete and equal to itself, that only human life is happening randomly, that only one's destiny lacks meaning.” - Mircea Eliade

35. “Ando como el que va por su destinooyendo un clima oscuro de relojes,de manos, de preguntas, de papeles,de ensangrentados cuervos y cordeles.” - Vicente Gerbasi

36. “One of the most foolish of all human philosophies, is to believe that we all have an unavoidable destiny.” - Dennis E. Adonis

37. “That's when you stop being one way and start being another, Ruby said. Not something many people can do, or want to do. In fact, Ruby said, The only people who cross over, cross over because they're on some kind of Mission Impossible.I could no longer live and stay the way I was, I said.” - Tom Spanbauer