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title: "9 Happen Instead Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [Most people hold onto what could happen instead of what's really happening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonya-parker/most-people-hold-onto-what-could-happen-instead-of-what-s-really/)

[Sonya Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonya-parker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a40/sonya-parker-80_delusion_most-people-hold-onto-what-could-happen_3087414.jpg)

> [Make that fuckhing happen instead of fuckhing dreaming.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniyal-butt/make-that-fuckhing-happen-instead-of-fuckhing-dreaming/)

[Daniyal Butt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniyal-butt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/48b/daniyal-butt-8830_dreams_make-that-fuckhing-happen-instead-of-fuc_935937.jpg)

> [Sometimes you try to make it happen instead of just letting it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-venturi/sometimes-you-try-to-make-it-happen-instead-of-just-letting-it-happen/)

[Ken Venturi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-venturi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fb/ken-venturi-27560_effort_sometimes-you-try-to-make-it-happen-inst_1738830.png)

> [Stop waiting for the things to happen, instead you have to be willing to go and make it happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anurag-prakash-ray/stop-waiting-for-the-things-to-happen-instead-you-have-to-be-willing/)

[Anurag Prakash Ray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anurag-prakash-ray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/anurag-prakash-ray-38_advice_stop-waiting-for-the-things-to-happen-in_2706211.jpg)

> [Everything will work out fine if you just let it happen instead of rushing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/everything-will-work-out-fine-if-you-just-let-it-happen-instead-of/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/957/anonymous-1_just-let_everything-will-work-out-fine-if-you-jus_3229249.jpg)

> [Destiny is for losers. It's just a stupid excuse to wait for things to happen instead of making them happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/blair-waldorf/destiny-is-for-losers-it-s-just-a-stupid-excuse-to-wait-for-things-to/)

[Blair Waldorf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/blair-waldorf/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bfa/blair-waldorf-20661_action_destiny-is-for-losers-it-s-just-a-stupid_3150162.jpg)

> [Sometimes in life, you have to just let things happen instead of trying to make them happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisette-alfaro/sometimes-in-life-you-have-to-just-let-things-happen-instead-of/)

[Lisette Alfaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisette-alfaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6a/lisette-alfaro-18991_experience_sometimes-in-life-you-have-to-just-let-t_2809248.jpg)

> [Too many people go through life waiting for things to happen instead of making them happen!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sasha-azevedo-actress-1978-may-20/too-many-people-go-through-life-waiting-for-things-to-happen-instead/)

[Sasha Azevedo Actress (1978 May 20](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sasha-azevedo-actress-1978-may-20/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/sasha-azevedo-actress-1978-may_life_too-many-people-go-through-life-waiting_2980842.jpg)

> [The thing you hope will never happen to you might just happen to someone else instead, who has been spending their life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-thing-you-hope-will-never-happen-to-you-might-just-happen-to/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/anonymous-1_life_the-thing-you-hope-will-never-happen-to_1004145.jpg)

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