Letting Things Happen Quotes

• Americans have a special horror of giving up control, of letting things happen in their own way without interference.

  William S. Burroughs

  Giving Up, Special, Way

  William S. Burroughs (2007). “Naked Lunch: The Restored Text”, p.179, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• Destiny is for losers. It's just a lame excuse for letting things happen to you instead of making them happen.

  Cecily von Ziegesar

  Destiny, Lame, Loser

  Cecily von Ziegesar (2012). “Gossip Girl 3: All I Want is Everything”, p.5, A&C Black

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• The moment is freedom. — I couldn’t live by a rigid schedule. I try to live freely from moment to moment, letting things happen and adjusting to them.

  Bruce Lee

  Time, Trying, Schedules

  Bruce Lee (2015). “Bruce Lee Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living”, p.13, Tuttle Publishing

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• Success is the result of a delicate balance between making things happen and letting things happen.

  Robin Sharma

  Balance, Results, Delicate

  FaceBook post by Robin Sharma from Feb 19, 2014

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• Putting your ego aside and confronting your weaknesses and just letting things happen is hard. Not to use a Scientology term, but it's difficult to do an emotional or an artistic audit.

  Annie E. Clark

  Emotional, Ego, Weakness

  Source: pitchfork.com

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• I haven't got any Buddhism. I live by letting things happen.

  Dogen

  Buddhism, Live By, Happens

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• I'm done waiting. Done doing things the easy way and letting things happen as they will." Her heart caught. "What does that mean?" "It means this is too important to let slip away again. You're too important." He leaned back against the truck with a low grunt of effort, eyes dark, jaw clenched. "I love you too, Tara.

  Jill Shalvis

  Love You, Heart, Mean

  Jill Shalvis (2015). “Lucky Harbor Collection 1: Simply Irresistible, The Sweetest Thing, Head Over Heels”, p.384, Hachette UK

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• maturity ... is letting things happen.

  Carolyn Heilbrun

  Acceptance, Maturity, Happens

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