Call them fate
We make our own fortunes and call them fate.
~ Benjamin Disraeli
fate
Fate cannot be taken from us
Do not be afraid; our fate cannot be taken from us; it is a gift. ~ Dante Alighieri
What a man thinks of himself
What a man thinks of himself, that it is which determines, or rather indicates his fate. ~ Henry David Thoreau
I do not believe in a fate
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act. ~ Buddha