Charles de Lint Quotes

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

We can all control our own destiny. And I think sometimes it's a copout to say, "Well, it's this person's fault or another person's fault."

...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.

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

You shape your own destiny.

Control your own destiny! Control your own destiny!

No one can decide what you should do, what course of action you should take to get where you wanna go, except for yourself.

If you choose to take a path in life, don't blame other people for the path you've chosen to take.

My future is one I must make myself.

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.

If my life is going to mean anything, I have to live it myself.

The greatest lesson of life is that you are responsible for your life.

If life was what you made of it, then it could not be made for you.

You play a part in every aspect of your life going the way you want or not going the way that you want. It has very little to do with other people.

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.

What I do with my life is of my own doing. I live it the best way I can.

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

Man is the maker of his own destiny, and I therefore ask you to become makers of your own destiny.

You and only you are responsible for your life choices and decisions.

We [must] realize that our future lies chiefly in our own hands.

No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.

I will not surrender responsibility for my life and my actions.

You don't have to buy from anyone. You don't have to work at any particular job. You don't have to participate in any given relationship. You can choose.

Whether or not we establish freedom rests with ourselves.

Advice to intellectuals: let no-one represent you.