#fate

The differences in the fates of human societies are largely attributable to environmental differences.

From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Most of what happens in our lives is beyond our control.

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

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

A man does not control his own fate. The women in his life do that for him.

From The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

Geography is not destiny.

From Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond

Everything is the result of chance.

From A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson

Luck plays a bigger role in cycling than most will admit.

From Faster: The Obsession, Science and Luck Behind the World's Fastest Cyclists by Michael Hutchinson

There are no coincidences.

From The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov

A person doesn’t die when he should but when he can.

From One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel García Márquez