"Destiny is not a strange power which determines what shall happen to me. It is myself as given, formed by nature, history, and myself. My destiny is the basis of my freedom; my freedom participates in shaping my destiny."

-- Paul Tillich

#Destiny Quotes #Strange Quotes #Given Quotes

“But as Shakespeare’s Richard II boasts, ‘Not all the water in the rough rude sea/Can wash the balm off from an anointed king.”

Source : Leanda de Lisle, Leanda Lisle (2013). “Tudor: Passion. Manipulation. Murder. The Story of England's Most Notorious Royal Family”, p.27, PublicAffairs
“I've always been a rule-follower. Even when I was a kid, I tried to do everything by the book.”
“When I found out I could write I was shocked! I didn't know I could write.”

Source : "Carl Reiner on writing a children's book, tweeting, and joking around with Mel Brooks". Interview with Katherine Brodsky, tv.avclub.com. June 23, 2015.
“You don't have to be smart to act - look at the outgoing president of the United States.”
“If you eat enough books, you start pooping out words.”
“Inwardly you are God, outwardly you are a person. Instead of thinking you are just a person, that appearance, you can awake to the power behind you, the safety within you, the source of inspiration and guidance at the heart of your human life. This enables you to be yourself even more so.”
“Libraries are the future of reading.”

Source : "On eating your seed corn". www.courtneymilan.com. February 25, 2011.
“Being laughed at is excellent preparation for marriage.”

Source : Timberlake Wertenbaker (2014). “The Ash Girl”, p.59, Faber & Faber

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