It is yet to be decided whether the Revolution must ultimately be considered as a blessing or a curse: a blessing or a curse, not to the present age alone, for with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved.

Fate being unfavorable (or without God's grace, even an easy task becomes difficult to accomplish).

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

The fate of America cannot depend on any one man. The greatness of America is grounded in principles and not on any single personality.

A year ago our position looked forlorn, and well nigh desperate, to all eyes but our own. Today we may say aloud before an awe-struck world, 'We are still masters of our fate. We still are captain of our souls.

It's been my fate to compensate for the childhood I've never known.