It takes years to make an overnight success.

There's no such thing as an overnight success.

It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.

An overnight success is ten years in the making.

I'm what is known as a 40-year overnight success.

Actually, I'm an overnight success, but it took twenty years.

You know, it's nice being an overnight success after 50 years.

Things that look like an 'overnight success' typically are not.

Everything valuable takes time, there are no overnight successes.

There are few overnight successes and many up-all-night successes.

It took me 30 years for people to consider me an overnight success.

It took about 10 years' time for Shopify to be an overnight success.

Sometimes it takes years for a person to become an overnight success.

Hollywood has a way of making everything seem like an overnight success.

Give me a couple of years, and I'll make that actress an overnight success.

There's no such thing as an overnight success. It took me a long to get there.

I worked half my life to be an overnight success, and still it took me by surprise.

There are no quick wins in business - it takes years to become an overnight success.

People say we were an overnight success. It took us a year to be an overnight success.

We didn't really want to be an overnight success as that brings with it its own problems.

I was 40 years old before I became an overnight success, and I'd been publishing for 20 years.

Some say I'm an overnight success. Well, that was a very long night that lasted about 10 years.

It's really important that young people realise very rarely do you become an overnight success.

Things that are like overnight success things don't last long, and that's not something I wanted.

I'm not an overnight success. I've been doing it for 12 years. It's been lovely and varied so far.

There is no substitute for hard work. There is no such thing as an overnight success or easy money.

Nobody just said, 'Here, be a star!' I've joked many times that I was a seven-year overnight success.

In the digital age of 'overnight' success stories such as Facebook, the hard slog is easily overlooked.

Nobody is an overnight success. Most overnight successes you see have been working at it for ten years.

One press account said I was an overnight success. I thought that was the longest night I've ever spent.

I think people love to attach themselves to the idea of an overnight success. That may be true about me.

Everyone else trains just as hard as well and that there really is no such a thing as overnight success.

My dad told me, 'It takes fifteen years to be an overnight success', and it took me seventeen and a half years.

I worked 18 years to become an overnight success. Now MagicPlace.com will short circuit that process for people.

A lot of people fear failures, struggling, they want overnight success and they live in their fake imaginary world.

Overnight success just doesn't happen. You've got to put your time in. You're up and down - all of a sudden, it just clicks

Anyone who wants to sell you overnight success or wealth is not interested in your success; they are interested in your money.

Chip maker Nvidia is the new old thing, an overnight success story years in the making that is having its moment and then some.

I've paid my dues. It wasn't overnight success. I went to tons of casting calls and auditions... But I've got to give luck some credit.

My sister was cute, she said, 'Oh my gosh, you're an overnight success.' 'Oh,' I said, 'this is the longest night.' I've been at it since 1982.

With So Solid, we had overnight success and I bought stupid stuff with my money, I bought a 35k car while I was still living in a council flat.

My overnight success was really 15 years in the making. I'd been writing songs since I was 6 and playing in bands and performing since I was 14.

I think with my journey so far, it never felt like an overwhelming, overnight success story. I think that's good for me because I really got to take my time.

I'm not an overnight success. My early publishing history, through my first five books, was unfortunate in many respects, typified by a couple of short anecdotes.

It's so funny looking back, but my so-called overnight success actually took 15 years. I remember when I didn't have any money, and my only car was mom's Hyundai.

Only the film industry can make you an overnight success. Unlike other jobs where you have to work your way up, here you can reach dizzying heights of fame instantly.

Nothing is ever quick. You have to grow an audience, keep them engaged, give them a reason to keep coming back so it will never be an overnight success. Have patience!

I know it wasn't like a meteoric rise, it was not overnight success. Nobody watched my movie, fell in love and said 'I'm her biggest fan.' People took time to warm up to me.

A lot of people think I was an overnight success, but I was an opening act for three or four years, and then I signed my contract with EMI. Then it kind of blew up overnight.

I've been playing music for over 20 years now. I started playing when I was 14 years old. To everyone who has said I was an overnight success... where have you been the last 20 years?

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