I would like to debate on this topic taking the other side - i.e Man determines his Fate ! There's a saying " Attitude determines your altitude " and some of our religious text also prescribe that " If one goes after something with a dedicated spirit and right attitude , he attains what so ever he aspires for , GOD smiles at him and gives him his reward " Come on Folks , you have 24 X 7 hours in a week , 60 minutes in an hour , 60 hours in a second and GOD has given us powerful brains which can in a fraction of a second flash you with ideas ( good or bad !) , capable of scanning your existing databases , helping you to chart your course of action ! If we simply take an excuse of not doing our best and blaming it / having total dependence on your stars then you seem to have an attitude problem ! and you will be marked as a passive person ! The Man who blames the fate can never convince himself and his own conscious , forget the rest of the world and so the bottom line is to " Believe in yourself and your stars will smile at you !, more often than not !"