Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Quotes

Due to circumstances beyond my control, I am master of my fate and captain of my soul.

It matters not how strait the gate, How charged with punishments the scroll; I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.

We are still masters of our fate. We are still captains of our souls.

We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be in control. And when the government erodes that control, we are not comfortable.

We are the masters of our own universe.

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.

I like being in control of my own destiny, really.

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

I think I'm in control of what I do and what I've done. I think that's the ultimate feminine power. Do as you want.

Through readiness and discipline, we are the masters of our fate.

A wise man shall overrule his stars, and have a greater influence upon his own content than all the constellations and planets of the firmament.

Flying or falling, it's up to us.

More than anything else, I believe it's our decisions, not the conditions of our lives that determine our destiny.

We are the masters of our fate, the captains of our souls, because we have the power to control our thoughts.

I remain Mistress of mine own self and mine own soul

Diminish the influence of fate

...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.

Do whatever you will, but first be such as are able to will.

I want to be in control of my own destiny.

You shape your own destiny.

A lot of people go through life thinking that they don't have any control, that life is just happening to them. But that's not true.

Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.

We are no longer puppets being manipulated by outside powerful forces: we become the powerful force ourselves.

There is nothing happens to any person but what was in his power to go through with.