Verb
To transform (an object or person) into something worthwhile.
To develop an understanding or interpretation of.
To insist on or emphatically challenge (a point or topic, especially one which may be a subject of disagreement).
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAnd really, the basis, I think, of achieving some success in what I want to do today comes from my mother's push to get me to read and to make something of myself from the standpoint of an education. Sam Donaldson
Unless a man has talents to make something of himself, freedom is an irksome burden. Eric Hoffer
Not every child has an equal talent or an equal ability or equal motivation, but they should have the equal right to develop their talent and their ability and their motivation, to make something of themselves. John F. Kennedy
It seems that in every culture, however tough life is and however impossible the conditions, there are some resilient human beings who find their way through, who survive and make something of themselves. Yanni
There was a generation of people who moved here to make something of themselves. They had to really struggle and created really something on their own apart from a lot of attention. It was a really exciting time here. Arto Lindsay
I'm one of them. The weirdos and the freaks. My point was that it's ok to be different, and from now on we'd better be, if we're going to make something of ourselves. It's the one thing I learned in school. Different is ok. -Victoria. Daniel Steele