All progress is based upon a universal, innate desire on the part of every organism to live beyond its income.
—Samuel Butler, c. 1890
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Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.
—William Jennings Bryan, 1899Little folks become their little fate.
—Horace, c. 20 BCFate leads the willing and drags along those who hang back.
—Cleanthes, c. 250 BCThe future is no more uncertain than the present.
—Walt Whitman, 1856