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We are not the authors of our own destinies; we are merely players in a larger game.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
The primitive man believes in a world of spirits that govern his fate.
From The Golden Bough by James George Frazer
A man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.
Geography is not destiny.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Everything is the result of chance.
Most of what happens in our lives is beyond our control.
From The Drunkard's Walk by Leonard Mlodinow
A person doesn’t die when he should but when he can.
The differences in the fates of human societies are largely attributable to environmental differences.
From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond
Luck plays a bigger role in cycling than most will admit.