Established Quote by Johnny Olson

It took me about eight years to put together the program that I have been living for twenty years.

— Marilu Henner

Honestly, it's been 25 to 28 years of just slow, methodical, taking step-by step progress. I've been very lucky.

— Doris Burke

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

— Monty Hall

For a long time, I didn't trust the process. I would do one job, then I wouldn't work for a year. I think I…

— Alex Consani

If I'd known it was going to take 25 years, I'd have started earlier.

— Ken Hitchcock

Twenty years, almost a lifetime to make the short journey back to where you began.

— Kilgharrah

Never long for anyone from the past. There is a reason why they never made it to your future.

— Zhat

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

— John Cooper Clarke

It takes three years to be an overnight success, sometimes more.

— Seth Godin

I decided a long time ago but sometimes it takes you 40 years to get around to doing something - and that's the truthful answer.

— Dustin Hoffman

It takes me about 10 years to appreciate what it is I've done.

— Barbra Streisand

It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.

— Eddie Cantor