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I’m not a prophet. I’m a destiny-changer. It’s all right to prophesy, but the best thing to do is change things, if you’ve got the power.


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This page presents the quote "I’m not a prophet. I’m a destiny-changer. It’s all right to prophesy, but the best thing to do is change things, if you’ve got the power.". Author of this quote is Sun Ra. This quote is about destiny, prophet, power, things to do, change,.