"If you're passionate about something, then it will definitely work out for you"
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Ariana Grande’s line plays like a pep talk, but it’s also a neat piece of pop-era mythmaking: the idea that desire is destiny. Coming from an actress-turned-global pop machine, it lands with a particular kind of authority. Grande is a living storyboard of “passion pays” - Broadway as a kid, Nickelodeon fame, a pivot into music, then the cultural omnipresence. The quote sells that arc as if it were a simple equation rather than a collision of talent, timing, infrastructure, and luck.
The intent is motivational, yes, but the subtext is more complicated: it quietly shifts the burden of outcomes onto the individual. If it “definitely” works out, then failure becomes a personal flaw - not a product of gatekeeping, economics, geography, health, or the fact that most creative industries run on scarcity by design. That absolutist “definitely” is doing a lot of work, smoothing over the messy reality that passion is often abundant while opportunities are not.
Context matters because Grande’s career has unfolded in a culture that worships hustle and “manifesting,” where celebrity origin stories are edited into clean narratives of willpower. The quote functions as both comfort and branding: she’s not just talented; she’s proof that wanting something hard enough is its own engine. It’s emotionally resonant because it offers control in a chaotic world. It’s persuasive because it feels intimate - like advice from someone who’s been there - even as it quietly reflects the privilege and machinery that “there” requires.
The intent is motivational, yes, but the subtext is more complicated: it quietly shifts the burden of outcomes onto the individual. If it “definitely” works out, then failure becomes a personal flaw - not a product of gatekeeping, economics, geography, health, or the fact that most creative industries run on scarcity by design. That absolutist “definitely” is doing a lot of work, smoothing over the messy reality that passion is often abundant while opportunities are not.
Context matters because Grande’s career has unfolded in a culture that worships hustle and “manifesting,” where celebrity origin stories are edited into clean narratives of willpower. The quote functions as both comfort and branding: she’s not just talented; she’s proof that wanting something hard enough is its own engine. It’s emotionally resonant because it offers control in a chaotic world. It’s persuasive because it feels intimate - like advice from someone who’s been there - even as it quietly reflects the privilege and machinery that “there” requires.
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