#Destiny
“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
Michelangelo Antonioni (1912–2007) Italian film director and screenwriter
Encountering Directors interview (1969)
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?
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
