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Things Happen Quotes

Some things happen; others are made to.

This collection separates things that simply happen, like good encounters with strangers, from things people actively make happen through effort and intent. Related themes on shifting circumstances appear in Change.

Funny things happen to you in movies for silly reasons.

Quotes by Michael Caine

Things happen to all of us. The writer's job is to get you interested.

Quotes by Max Apple

You have to realise that players change every year, just like we change because every year is different, as things happen in our lives.

Quotes by Mauricio Pochettino

Sad things happen. They do. But we don't need to live sad forever.

Quotes by Mattie Stepanek

When you fail to communicate, there are gray areas. And when there's gray areas, then bad things happen.

Quotes by Matt Nagy

It's OK to have nice things happen to you - you should embrace that.

Quotes by Matt Czuchry

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

Quotes by Mary Tyler Moore

Some things happen by accident - embrace them.

Quotes by Mario Testino

California is an unusual and electric kind of state - it's wonderful. All sorts of things happen there.

Quotes by Mario Cuomo

Twitter can make a lot of things happen if you get enough retweets.

Quotes by Lil Nas X

I'm from L.A. I've seen a lot worse things happen than a guy taking some glasses.

Quotes by LaVar Ball

In football, things happen so quickly.

Quotes by Kieran Trippier

I want to make it so that so many things happen... that you didn't expect would happen in this series, that you realize that you have to read every one of them.

Quotes by Kevin J. Anderson

All I need is a camera and I'll make things happen.

Quotes by Keenen Ivory Wayans

So many young people say, 'I'm just going to see what happens.' It's so much more powerful to make things happen and have a plan.

Quotes by Kathy Ireland

The world is divided into three types of people in business: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and those who wonder what happened.

Quotes by Karren Brady

I realize that things happen for a reason.

Quotes by Karl Malone

When you kind of don't care, for some reason, that's when things happen.

Quotes by Justin Roiland

Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them.

Quotes by Jonathan Stroud

As I get older, I plan less, and I strategize less about my career and about things because you realize things happen as they're supposed to happen and the way they're supposed to happen.

Quotes by Jonathan Jackson

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Things Happen quotes collection about?
It covers the phrase across very different contexts, from a TV crime drama's reassuring formula to meeting strangers to women who actively create change rather than waiting for it, plus a note on managing unexpected issues within a large organization. The common thread is how much of life unfolds through events people didn't fully plan. It's a page with both lighthearted and thoughtful entries.
Why do people search for things happen quotes?
Things happen quotes appeal to readers thinking about chance, agency, and accountability - whether events just occur or whether someone actively causes them. That tension runs through the whole collection. Related themes appear in our Change and Reality quotes.
What does the quote about meeting strangers mean?
It's a simple, optimistic observation that good things happen when you meet strangers, treating openness to new people as a source of positive outcomes.
Is there a quote about women who make things happen?
Yes - one distinguishes between women who make things better, change things, and make things happen, expressing a personal wish to be counted among those who actively create difference rather than passively observe it.
Does this collection mention accountability in a large organization?
Yes - one quote reflects on managing an administration with around 2 million employees, acknowledging that things happen and that procedures exist to ensure appropriate consequences follow any wrongdoing. It's presented as a general statement about oversight and process, without taking a side on any specific incident. For related themes, see our Acceptance quotes.

One entry reflects on accountability across a large organization, noting that consequences follow when things go wrong. Continue with Acceptance or Flow.