Wyrd bið ful aræd.
Fate remains wholly inexorable.
Fate has a way of circling back on a man, and taking him by surprise. A man sees things differently at different times in his life. This town didn't seem the same now that he was older.
"Edward Bloom" in Big Fish (screenplay by John August|John August, based on Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions|Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions (1998) by Daniel Wallace (author)|Daniel Wallace
Fate steals along with silent tread, Found oftenest in what least we dread, Frowns in the storm with angry brow, But in the sunshine strikes the blow.
William Cowper, in "A Fable" (or "The Raven"), line 36
Fate chooses our relatives, we choose our friends.
Jacques Delille|Jacques Delille, in Malheur at Pitié, canto I (1803)
How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is.
Wilhelm von Humboldt, as quoted in International Proverbs (2000) by Luzano Pancho Canlas
Fate is Never Final.
Prince of Persia: Warrior Within|Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
I do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do nothing.
Ronald Reagan, in his first inaugural address (20 January 1981)
Fool, don't you know you cannot change your fate.
"Shadee" in Prince of Persia
For whatever reasons, Ray, call it . . . fate, call it luck, call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason. I believe that we were destined to get thrown out of this dump.
"Dr. Peter Venkman" in Ghostbusters (1984) written by Dan Aykroyd|Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis|Harold Ramis.
FateFate commonly refers to destiny, a predetermined course of events.Fate may also refer to:* Moirae or Fates, in Greek mythology* Time and fate deities, personifications of time and human fate in polytheistic religions- Film and television :...
commonly refers to destiny, a predetermined course of events.
Fate may also refer to:
- Moirae
The Moirae, Moerae or Moirai , in Greek mythology, were the white-robed incarnations of destiny . Their number became fixed at three...
or Fates, in Greek mythology
- Time and fate deities
Time and fate deities are personifications of time, often in the sense of human lifetime and human fate, in polytheistic religions.In monotheism, Time can still be personified, as in Father Time in European folklore, or Zurvan in Persian tradition.In the book of Ecclesiastes in the Hebrew Bible,...
, personifications of time and human fate in polytheistic religions
Film and television
- Fate, a 1913 silent film by D. W. Griffith
- Fate (2001 film), a 2001 Turkish film
- Fate (2008 film), a 2008 South Korean film
- "Fate" (In the Heat of the Night), an episode of In the Heat of the Night
- Fate Testarossa
, also known as in A's epilogue and StrikerS, is a fictional character in the anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha. She is voiced by Nana Mizuki....
, a character in the anime series Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha and its sequels
- "Fate", a screenwriter whose credits include the documentary info wars
Info Wars is a 2004 film which shows the mechanics of modern information warfare and media hacking. The featured stories are intertwined but circle around the central subject of the film: How the modern mass media can be used to reach certain ends by all involved parties.The film is named after...
Literature
- Fate (magazine), a magazine of paranormal phenomena
- Doctor Fate
Doctor Fate is the name of a succession of fictional sorcerers who appear in books published by DC Comics. The original version was created by writer Gardner Fox and artist Howard Sherman, and first appeared in More Fun Comics #55...
, a succession of DC Comics sorcerer characters, first published in 1940
- Fate (comics)
Fate is a fictional character that has appeared in various comic book series published by DC Comics. The character was closely connected to Doctor Fate and existed in the DC Universe...
, a character associated with Doctor Fate, or the eponymous comics series
- Fate/stay night
is a Japanese visual novel developed by Type-Moon, which was originally released as an adult game for the PC. An all-ages version of Fate/stay night, titled Fate/stay night Réalta Nua, was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 19, 2007, and features the Japanese voice actors from the anime series...
, a Japanese visual novel and its adaptations
Music
- Fate (band)
Fate, Danish heavy metal band originally formed in 1984. They released four albums between 1984-1990 before disbanding in 1993. However after a one-off reunion at a German music festival in 2004, Fate was reformed and released a new album, V, in 2006...
, a Danish heavy metal band
- Fate (Dr. Dog album)
Fate is the fifth album by Philadelphia psychedelic rock band Dr. Dog. It was released on July 22, 2008. The album introduces some new studio elements to their established indie rock sound....
- Fate (Velvet Acid Christ album)
Fate is the debut album by electronic music artist, Velvet Acid Christ. It was re-released in 2004 as Between the Eyes, Vol. 2.-Track listing:#"Hell One" - 4:27#"Hell Two" - 3:57#"Dark Lights" - 7:01#"Pain" - 6:38#"Falling Snow" - 5:32...
- Fate: The Best of Death
Fate: The Best of Death is a compilation album by Death. It contains songs collected from:* Scream Bloody Gore - 1987* Leprosy - 1988* Spiritual Healing - 1990* Human - 1991...
, an album
- "Fate" (1953 song)
"Fate" is a popular song from the 1953 musical Kismet and is credited to Robert Wright and George Forrest. Like all the music in that show, the melody was in fact based on music composed by Alexander Borodin, in this case, Borodin's Symphony No.2....
, a song from the musical Kismet
- "Fate" (Bleak song)
"Fate" is the title song for Finnish-Chinese movie Jadesoturi . The song is by the rock band Bleak, featuring Swedish singer Ana Johnsson dueting with Caleb on vocals, and highly acclaimed Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen, who also composed the score for the film."Fate" will be available on the...
- "Fate", a song by Chaka Khan from What Cha' Gonna Do For Me
What Cha' Gonna Do for Me is the Gold certified third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on the Warner Bros. Records label in 1981.-Overview:...
- Fates (Erik Mongrain album)
Fates is the first album of the young Canadian guitarist Erik Mongrain. Released in December 2006, Fates contains 10 songs like AirTap!, PercussienFa, I Am Not, Fusions or La Dernière Pluie. This first album, produced by Serge Fiori ....
, or the title song.
- Fate (Prudence Liew EP)
緣 Fate is an EP by cantopop singer Prudence Liew, released in 1989.-Background information:...
Video games
- Fate (video game), a 2005 computer action RPG
- Fate: Undiscovered Realms
Fate: Undiscovered Realms is a video game developed by WildTangent and released on July 17, 2008, as a stand-alone expansion to the 2005 PC game Fate. The retail version sold in stores includes the original game as well. It was followed by a second expansion, Fate: The Traitor Soul, in 2009...
, a 2008 expansion
- Fate: The Traitor Soul
Fate: The Traitor Soul is an action role-playing video game developed by WildTangent and released on September 9th, 2009 as the second standalone expansion to the 2005 PC game, Fate, with the first one being Fate: Undiscovered Realms released in 2008.Fate: The Traitor Soul is a fantasy action...
, a 2009 expansion
- Fate: Gates of Dawn
Fate: Gates of Dawn is a computer role-playing game released by reLINE Software in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga and in 1992 for the Atari ST.The game is notable for its huge game world...
, a 1991 computer role-playing game
- FATE (Chrono Cross), a powerful entity in the video game Chrono Cross
Other uses
- FATE (role-playing game system), Fantastic Adventures in Tabletop Entertainment, a 2003 generic role-playing game
- Fate, an Argentine tire manufacturer
See also
- Fates (disambiguation)
- Fatal (disambiguation)
- Fatalism
Fatalism is a philosophical doctrine emphasizing the subjugation of all events or actions to fate.Fatalism generally refers to several of the following ideas:...
, a philosophical doctrine
- Karma
Karma in Indian religions is the concept of "action" or "deed", understood as that which causes the entire cycle of cause and effect originating in ancient India and treated in Hindu, Jain, Buddhist and Sikh philosophies....
, a concept in Indian religions