courageous dignity in the presence of fate.

I trust, and I recognize the beneficence of the power which we all worship as supreme- Order, Fate, the Great Spirit, Nature, God. I recognize this power in the sun that makes all things grow and keeps life afoot. I make a friend of this indefinable force…this is my religion of optimism.

To keep our faces toward change and behave like free spirits in the presence of fate is strength undefeatable

Whether it's destiny or fate or whatever, I don't think I could do a French Laundry anywhere else.

There is a kind of courage beyond all others – that of being dignified, free.

[Knight Ridder Newspapers Helen Keller believed in having a] courageous dignity in the presence of fate. ... discover the truth of today, and perhaps find the greatness of tomorrow.