Serendipity Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old serendipity quotes, serendipity sayings, and serendipity proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.

When love feels like magic, it's called destiny. When destiny has a sense of humor, it's called Serendipity. Serendipity
Thinking there had to be a better way was a brilliant stroke of serendipity! Lorii Myers
Serendipity(noun) finding something good without looking for it. unknown
Let it find you. Serendipity. The effect by which one accidentally stumbles upon something truly wonderful, especially while looking for something entirely unrelated. unknown
Screw serendipity. You can make your life happen. Anne-Sophie Dumetz
Plan to the extent that feels right to you at a particular time in your life, but always be open to serendipity. Steve Leveen
Serendipity ... you can choose who to protect and who to share life with, but you cannot choose who to love, for love isn't a choice, but destiny. unknown
I find that a great part of the information I have was acquired by looking up something and finding something else on the way. Franklin Pierce Adams
Risk-taking, trust, and serendipity are key ingredients of joy. Without risk, nothing new ever happens. Without trust, fear creeps in. Without serendipity, there are no surprises. Rita Golden Gelman
Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next. Condoleeza Rice
All the really good ideas I ever had came to me while I was milking a cow. Grant Wood
The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not Eureka!', but That's funny Isaac Asimov
In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind. Louis Pasteur
Serendipity - the happy surprise of finding something good or useful while not specifically searching for it. unknown
We all move on the fringes of eternity and are sometimes granted vistas through fabric of illusion. Many refuse to admit it: I feel a mystery exists. There are certain times, when, as on the whisper of the wind, there comes a clear and quiet realization that there is indeed a presence in the world, a nonhuman entity that is not necessarily inhuman. Ansel Adams
Sometimes life drops blessings in your lap without your lifting a finger. Serendipity, they call it. Charlton Heston
We didn't believe in fate, but we believed in serendipity. We felt very lucky. David Levithan
There are people and places and events you'd prefer to forget or at least gloss over. In the end, you can slap a pretty label on it - like serendipity or fate. Or you can believe that it's just the random way life unfolds. Emily Giffin
There is only one valuable thing in art: the thing you cannot explain. Georges Braque
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. John Locke
When it is working, you completely go into another place, you're tapping into things that are totally universal, completely beyond your ego and your own self. That's what it's all about. Keith Haring
It's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn't even know you were aiming for. Lois McMaster Bujold
I for sure believe in miracles. For me, a miracle is seeing the world with light in your eyes. It's knowing there's always hope and possibility where none seems to exist. Many people are so closed to miracles that even when one is boldly staring them in the face, they label it coincidence or serendipity. I call it like I see it. Oprah Winfrey
What I am trying to translate to you is more mysterious, it is entwined in the very roots of being, in the implacable source of sensations. Paul Cezanne
In the beginning of my photography, I controlled everything rearranging the room, lighting it, and telling people what to do and where to put their hands. By the last project, I was basically totally at the mercy of serendipity. Philip-Lorca diCorcia
It was like their lives were overlapping lines, like they had their own gravity. Usually, that serendipity thing felt like the nicest thing the universe had ever done for her. Rainbow Rowell
Most discoveries even today are a combination of serendipity and of searching. Siddhartha Mukherjee
The patterns are simple, but followed together, they make for a whole that is wiser than the sum of its parts. Go for a walk; cultivate hunches; write everything down, but keep your folders messy; embrace serendipity; make generative mistakes; take on multiple hobbies; frequent coffeehouses and other liquid networks; follow the links; let others build on your ideas; borrow, recycle; reinvent. Build a tangled bank. Steven Johnson
When we sit down day after day and keep grinding, something mysterious starts to happen. Unseen forces enlist in our cause; serendipity reinforces our purpose. Steven Pressfield
Innovation is serendipity, so you don't know what people will make. Tim Berners-Lee