Titon Rahmawan quote: “We cannot refuse destiny. We can't avoid it either. There is no place for us to hide. Whichever path you choose, he wil…”

“Our destiny is frequently met in the very paths we take to avoid it.”

Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695) French poet, fabulist and writer.

On rencontre sa destinée
Souvent par des chemins qu’on prend pour l’éviter.
Book VIII (1678–1679), fable 16 (The Horoscope)
Fables (1668–1679)
Variant: A person often meets his destiny on the road he took to avoid it.

“We are free to choose our paths, but we can't choose the consequences that come with them.”

Sean Covey (1964) author; business executive

Source: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens: The Ultimate Teenage Success Guide

“You can't avoid pain, but you can choose to overcome it.”

Paulo Coelho (1947) Brazilian lyricist and novelist

“Never say of anybody under you: he is no good. It is you who are no good, for you cannot find a place where he will be of use.”

Josemaría Escrivá (1902–1975) Spanish theologian

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The Furrow (1986)

“We are not created equal in talent. But the place where we are least equal is the heart. You can work at a talent, take lessons, but love, love either works or it doesn't. You love someone or you don't. You can't change it. You can't undo it.”

Laurell K. Hamilton book A Lick of Frost

Source: A Lick of Frost

“The thing about fate, Magnus: even if we can't change the big picture, our choices can alter the details. That's how we rebel against destiny, how we make our mark. What will you choose to do?”

Rick Riordan book The Sword of Summer

Source: The Sword of Summer

“When we find ourselves up against practical obstacles that can't be overcome, we must go forward. You either make the film as you can or don't make it at all.”

Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007) Italian film director and screenwriter

Encountering Directors interview (1969)

“We are not powerless. We have tremendous potential for good or ill. How we choose to use that power is up to us; but first we must choose to use it. We're told every day, "You can't change the world." But the world is changing every day. Only question is…who's doing it? You or somebody else?”

J. Michael Straczynski (1954) American writer and television producer

Context: We have an obligation to one another, responsibilities and trusts. That does not mean we must be pigeons, that we must be exploited. But it does mean that we should look out for one another when and as much as we can; and that we have a personal responsibility for our behavior; and that our behavior has consequences of a very real and profound nature. We are not powerless. We have tremendous potential for good or ill. How we choose to use that power is up to us; but first we must choose to use it. We're told every day, "You can't change the world." But the world is changing every day. Only question is... who's doing it? You or somebody else?

“Choices, the greatest power we have, Choices, the path which is destiny, Choices, the result which is you….”

Joshua Fernandez (1974) Malaysian film director

Choices, www.Poemhunter.com http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/choices-92/,

“You cannot find peace by avoiding life, Leonard.”

Michael Cunningham book The Hours

Variant: You cannot find peace by avoiding life.
Source: The Hours

“We cannot refuse destiny. We can't avoid it either. There is no place for us to hide. Whichever path you choose, he will find you.”

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