Peter McWilliams Quotes

Nothing's going to come to you by sitting around and waiting for it.

You have to make it happen.

I don't believe that old cliche that good things come to those who wait. I think good things come to those who want something so bad they can't sit still.

While others prayed for the good time coming, I worked for it.

You can't just dream about what you want and leave things to chance. You have to get it yourself.

I believe you have to make things happen.

The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want and if they can't find them, make them.

A man must make his opportunity, as oft as find it.

I like to dream, but I like to make things happen.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

I don't like to talk about my dreams. I like to make them happen. I prefer to talk about them when they're done.

If you really want to do something, go and do it; don't just talk about it.

If you want to do something, you'll find the space to do it.

If you sit around and wait for things to happen, they're not going to happen the way you want.

'Better do it than wish it done,' is a phrase ingrained in my mind.

Action is what separates the do-ers from the dreamers.

Most people never pick up the phone and call. Most people never ask, and that’s what separates the people who do things from the people who just dream about them.

It doesn't matter if you want to be in the NFL or do something else. If you want something great, you won't get it sitting around.

If you want to accomplish anything in life, you can't just sit back and hope it will happen. You've got to make it happen.

To be successful, you have to be out there, you have to hit the ground running

I think it's a sin to sit down and let your life go without making a try for it.

Be a doer, not a stewer.

Be a doer and not a critic.

When I find a role I want to play, I just go after it.