Make It Happen Quotes - Page 9

• I take something that happened to me in 1983, and I make it happen to somebody else in 1943. I pick my life apart that way, try to understand it better by writing straight through it.

  Rainbow Rowell

  Writing, Trying, Way

  Rainbow Rowell (2016). “The Rainbow Rowell YA Collection”, p.556, St. Martin's Griffin

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• Kurt Cobain OD'd on heroin before committing suicide, but he also OD'd on fame. Cobain was like Basquiat: They both wanted to be famous, and were brilliant enough to make it happen. But then what? Drug addicts kill themselves trying to get that feeling they got from their first high, looking for an experience they'll never get again. In his suicide note, Cobain asked himself, "Why don't you just enjoy it?" and then answered, "I don't know!" It's amazing how much of a mindfuck success can be.

  Jay-Z

  Suicide, Drug, Feelings

  Jay-Z (2010). “Decoded (Enhanced Edition)”, p.117, Random House Group

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• Most people think of love as some sort of power outside of themselves that will "take them away from all of this." Sadly, this is not the case. Love exists only within our own hearts, and to have happy relationships we must first become truly loving people. And as we fill our hearts with love by expressing love for others in thought, word, and deed ("acting as if" until we make it happen if necessary), that love can heal our own lives, help to solve our problems, and enable us to feel good about ourselves.

  John Templeton

  Love, Heart, Thinking

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• I was 16 years old, driving to LA, and sleeping in my car, just trying to make it happen.

  Nick Cannon

  Sleep, Years, Car

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• Sometimes we have to put our foot down, ... but before we deliberately make children unhappy in order to get them to get into the car, or to do their homework or whatever, we need to weigh whether what we're doing to make it happen is worth the possible strain on our relationship with them.

  Alfie Kohn

  Children, Order, Feet

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• It is vitally important that you prioritize your film and use your time and energy and resources to make it happen. Stop waiting for things to fall into place. Start doing things right now to make it happen.

  Jenni Olson

  Fall, Waiting, Important

  Source: blogs.indiewire.com

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• It may take months or years for a wish to come true, but it's far more likely to happen when you care so much about a wish that you'll do all you can to make it happen.

  Fred Rogers

  Years, Wish, Care

  Fred Rogers (1995). “You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor”, p.122, Penguin

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• Stop thinking about art works as objects, and start thinking about them as triggers for experiences... That solves a lot of problems ... Art is something that happens, a process, not a quality, and all sorts of things can make it happen ... [W]hat makes a work of art 'good' for you is not something that is already 'inside' it, but something that happens inside you.

  Brian Eno

  Art, Thinking, Quality

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• I'll bring a flower out there and then give them a peace sign and hopefully they'll make it happen.

  Nonito Donaire

  Motivation, Flower, Giving

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• You can want and hope, or you can make it happen.

  Alonzo Mourning

  Want, Happens

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• You can't wish for more wishes or for vague generalities like happiness that are impossible to grant. Your wish has to be something specific enough that I can use my wand to make it happen. Oh, and recently there's been a ban on inserting yourself into the Twilight series. The Cullens are tired of different teenage girls pinging into their story every time they turn around.

  Janette Rallison

  Girl, Teenage, Twilight

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• Life is what you make of it. Don't make excuses - make it happen.

  Chamillionaire

  Life Is, Excuse, Happens

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• Play music that means something to you. Make it happen for yourself.

  Mark Hoppus

  Mean, Play, Happens

  "A Different Spin with Mark Hoppus!". Interview, www.seventeen.com. September 8, 2010.

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• Claim the possibility of a miraculous shift toward global transformation, allow the thought to move through you like a wave of energy, then emerge ready for the task of doing your part to make it happen.

  Marianne Williamson

  Moving, Energy, Tasks

  FaceBook post by Marianne Williamson from Jan 12, 2013

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• We'll always be disappointed if we believe that we can plan for a peak experience and make it happen. True joy can't be anticipated or planned. It just strikes.

  Harriet Lerner

  Believe, True Joy, Personal Growth

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• Endings must come naturally, you're supposed to let it happen, not just to make it happen like that.

  Barry Harris

  Happens

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• When the people you've already worked with are very talented and you know what they can do, if you think of a character that happens to be perfect for them, then you make it happen.

  Maurissa Tancharoen

  Character, Thinking, People

  Source: collider.com

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• Ready, fire, aim. Do it! Make it happen! Action counts. No one ever sat their way to success.

  Tom Peters

  Fire, Way, Action

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• I reject get-it-done, make-it-happen thinking. I want to slow things down so I understand others better.

  Jerry Brown

  Thinking, Done, Want

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• Money isn't always going to make it happen. It's important to be around people that have the right kind of attitude, being happy about what you're doing.

  Eli Manning

  Attitude, People, Important

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• My advice to aspiring actors and writers is that your career's success is totally your responsibility. You need to make it happen. There is no end point to an artist's work, no set time line you have to live up to.

  Christian Keiber

  Responsibility, Artist, Careers

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• Never let life impede on your ability to manifest your dreams. Dig deeper into your dreams and deeper into yourself and believe that anything is possible, and make it happen.

  Corin Nemec

  Dream, Believe, Ability

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• U.S. Speedskating has been riddled with problems since when I started my career, and we were always able to look past that. When it came down to performing on the ice, regardless of funding issues, we were always able to make it happen. And that's what it's all about.

  Apolo Ohno

  Past, Careers, Issues

  "Apolo Anton Ohno closes door on 2014 comeback". Interview with Kelly Whiteside, www.usatoday.com. April 24, 2013.

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• I think in a way, you're doomed, once you can envision something. You're sort of doomed to make it happen. I've found that the moment I can envision leaving a relationship, that's usually the moment that the relationship starts to fall apart.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Fall, Thinking, Leaving

  Interview with TashaR, www.avclub.com. November 13, 2002.

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• Let's invent a new tomorrow and then make it happen. Let's invent the city of tomorrow, the home of tomorrow, the transportation of tomorrow.

  Neil deGrasse Tyson

  Home, Cities, Tomorrow

  Source: blog.sfgate.com

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