Susan Hill Quotes

My grand uncle was a traditional priest, and he would always say to me as a kid, 'We stand in our own light,' which essentially for him meant we were entirely responsible for a lot of what happens to us and for the ways in which our lives play out.

Man must assume responsibility for the direction of his life and destiny.

You make yourself what you are. You have control of your own destiny.

You are the Master of your own Destiny

I think there are huge lessons there, for young people who are getting started in life, as well as other people. And that is, to take responsibility for your own life. Only you are responsible for the course you take from there.

I run my own world, because I very firmly believe that my destiny, my future is in my hands and I don't want to blame anybody else for the path that I take.

I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny.

Only you can control your future.

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me.

In a larger sense, we all write our own destiny.

Trump doesn't define my destiny, only I do and the Lord above.

Everyone has to be in charge of their own destiny.

I've got the ability to control my destiny, and I take pride in that.

We are the creators of our own destiny.

Man makes circumstances, and spiritually as well as economically, is the artificer of his own fortune.

We may find it convenient to live with the illusion that circumstances or other people are responsible for the quality of our lives, but the reality is that we are responsible-response-able-for our choices.

In this life, you have to be your own hero.

No cause has he to say his doom is harsh, who's made the master of his destiny.

It is we ourselves who alone shall shape our destinies, rising always above the external circumstances and conditions which from time to time shall be thrown across our paths.

Our life is our own creation.

...remember one thing only: that it's you-nobody else-who determines your destiny and decides your fate. Nobody else can be alive for you; nor can you be alive for anybody else.

The final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.

How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is.