Overnight Success Quotes

It's surprising how many sleepless nights it takes to become an overnight success! ~ Christoph Martin

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

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

I tell young people all the time because they think I'm an overnight success I've been doing this for over 20 years! And that means inspiring and motivating people. ~ Eric Thomas

Timing, perseverance, and ten years of trying will eventually make you look like an overnight success. ~ Biz Stone

People who think achieving success is a linear A-to-Z process, a straight shot to the top, simply aren't in touch with reality. There are very few bona fide overnight success stories. It just doesn't work that way. Success appears to happen overnight because we all see stories in newspapers and on TV about previously unknown people who have suddenly become famous. But consider a sequoia tree that has been growing for several hundred years. Just because a television crew one day decides to do a story about that tree
doesn't mean it didn't exist before. ~ Donald Trump

Great brands are like great stories. And every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end. And our job is to make sure that every chapter of our stories makes sense to the one in front of it and make sense to the one after it. There is no such thing as an overnight success. You have to get up and put your work boots on every single day. ~ Kevin Plank

Watching a tree grow will likely drive you crazy. It's a boring process if you stand there, impatiently tapping your foot, waiting for it to do something. But if you step away and come back later, you'll be surprised to see something beautiful emerge. The fact is the plant is doing something: it's growing. Just not as quickly as you might like. Our culture has conditioned us to expect instant results and overnight success; this impatience runs so rampant that we dress it up in terms like "efficiency" and "productivity." But really what's happening is we are conditioning ourselves to get what we want now, all the time. This mindset robs us of the lessons that waiting can teach us, causing us to miss out on the slow but important stuff of life. ~ Jeff Goins

It doesn't matter how many times you fail. It doesn't matter how many times you almost get it right. No one is going to know or care about your failures, and neither should you. All you have to do is learn from them and those around you because all that matters in business is that you get it right once. Then everyone can tell you how lucky you are. ~ Mark Cuban

Whoever wants to be an overnight success must be willing to sweat for it during the day. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

So remember: great achievements take time, there is no overnight success. ~ Leo Tolstoy

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

Our "overnight" success took 1,000 days. ~ Brian Chesky

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

Most people were startled to find out there were books that preceded Game Of Thrones. I'm a case of working forty years to be an overnight success. ~ George R R Martin

Nothing remarkable or impressive comes to be overnight, and all those so-called "overnight success" stories misrepresent the truth. It is only the manifestation of that success that appeared overnight, but its essence was built up over time. ~ Innocent Mwatsikesimbe

Somehow over the years people have gotten the impression that Wal-Mart was ... just this great idea that turned into an overnight success. But ... it was an outgrowth of everything we'd been doing since [1945] ... And like most overnight successes, it was about twenty years in the making. ~ James C. Collins

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. ~ Criss Angel

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

Overnight success happens after a lifetime of sweat. ~ Matshona Dhliwayo

There is no substitute for hard work and taking responsibility for own own lives. And there is no substitute for love, patience, kindness and acceptance. ~ Jose N Harris

Overnight Success Happens Only in Fairy Tales, Trashy Novels, and Bad Movies. ~ Ernie J Zelinski

It can take twenty years to create an overnight success but what you don't hear is that that is the exact same amount of time it takes to create a bitter failure. ~ Marc Maron

There are no overnight success. It's a combination of humility, sacrifices, tenacity, failure, and opportunity. ~ Timi Nadela

Too many people today on Wall Street go for the quick
buck at the expense of their reputation and client satisfaction, the
rationale being "let's make the money while we can and retire early
in the sun." For me, this is not a sprint but a marathon, besides the
fact that, in my definition, overnight success is 15 years. Anyone who
does not understand the basic tenets of this philosophy is not someone
I can or will do business with. ~ Ziad K. Abdelnour

Ironically, the tattoo represents the opposite for me today. It reminds me that it's important to let yourself be vulnerable, to lose control and make a mistake. It reminds me that, as Whitman would say, I contain multitudes and I always will. I'm a level-one introvert who headlined Madison Square Garden - and was the first woman comic to do so. I'm the 'overnight success' who's worked her ass off every single waking moment for more than a decade. I used to shoplift the kind of clothing that people now request I wear to give them free publicity. I'm the SLUT or SKANK who's only had one one-night stand. I'm a 'plus-size' 6 on a good day, and a medium-size 10 on an even better day. I've suffered the identical indignities of slinging rib eyes for a living and hustling laughs for cash. I'm a strong, grown-ass woman who's been physically, sexually, and emotionally abused by men and women I trusted and cared about. I've broken hearts and had mine broken, too.
Beautiful, ugly, funny, boring, smart or not, my vulnerability is my ultimate strength. There's nothing anyone can say about me that's more permanent, damaging, or hideous than the statement I have forever tattooed upon myself. I'm proud of this ability to laugh at myself - even if everyone can see my tears, just like they can see my dumb, senseless, whack, lame lower back tattoo. ~ Amy Schumer

4chan's culture is unique and spreads and draws people in like no other. It's also important to realize that 4chan wasn't some overnight success, and there was never 'hockey stick' - like growth. ~ Christopher Poole

An Overnight Success is usally 20 years in the making! (I only have five years to go). ~ T.I. Wade

Some say I'm an overnight success. Well, that was a very long night that lasted about 10 years. But while I do, of course, now feel the pressure having had books that have been very successful, I just know I have to concentrate on writing for myself. I can't worry about genres or markets or what might be commercial or not. That never works. ~ Kate Morton

If you find yourself struggling to build a good habit or break a bad one, it is not because you have lost your ability to improve. It is often because you have not yet crossed what James calls, "Plateau of Latent Potential." When you finally break through the Plateau of Latent Potential, people will call it an overnight success. ~ James Clear

Everybody wants the quick fix, but it doesn't happen overnight. You have to be willing to put it out there. I call it 'the secret to being an overnight success,' which means there really isn't a such thing as an overnight success. ! The secret is you work really hard for 10 years, and then you become an overnight success. ~ Jon Gordon

There's no "get rich quick." There's no "overnight success."

However, this doesn't mean that when you decide to start a business that you're just starting. You could start making new money tomorrow.

I was fishing with my son and taught him that you can't catch a fish unless your line is in the water. A truth my dad once taught me.
You may have spent years learning a skill or creating a product or service that you just simply haven't thought to monetize. Like leaving a fishing pole on the ground along side the river, but not having your line in the water yet.

All you need to create a new stream of income is to make something consumable and offer it at a price that someone will pay.

If you're not making offers, you're not making money.

Get your line in the water! ~ Richie Norton

Everything valuable takes time, there are no overnight successes. ~ Jack Canfield

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. ~ Lisa Loeb

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. ~ John Lescroart

Success requires hard work, patience, resilience, talent, teamwork and yes, hard work again. Any "opportunity" promising to circumvent any of the latter is most likely a scam. Overnight success is a misconception and planning your life around it is plain senseless. ~ Chris Kirubi

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

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

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

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

I realized that success is not a one-time act or a moment of luck and that "Overnight Success" is never true. Success is created through and by creating a habit caused by proper self-discipline. ~ Jan Mckingley Hilado

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

Overnight success stories take a long time. ~ Steve Jobs

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. ~ Vanilla Ice

Pixar is seen by a lot of folks as an overnight success, but if you really look closely, most overnight successes took a long time. ~ Steve Jobs

An overnight success is usally twenty years in the making! ~ T.I. Wade

I was 29 when I wrote my first novel. But I was 45 when I quit for good. I was a 16-year overnight success. ~ Richard North Patterson

I believe there should be no arbitrary date set for withdrawal and yet no permanent, unending deployment. No cut and run, yet measured progress in helping a people who want to be free without an illusion of overnight success. ~ Rick Renzi

Take it one step at a time - inarguably wise advice. And yet we all take a running leap, hoping the wind will catch us on its wings and lift us clear to the top of the beanstalk. Those few Jacks who have reached new heights in this manner inevitably wish they'd had more time to prepare for the overbearing giant who greeted them. ~ Richelle E. Goodrich

The successful always has a number of projects planned, to which he looks forward. Anyone of them could change the course of his life overnight. ~ Mark Cane

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

It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. You think, 'Christ, I've been sweating and crying for seven years.'. ~ Joseph Fiennes

It takes 20 years to make an overnight success. ~ Eddie Cantor

An overnight success is ten years in the making. ~ Tom Clancy

It takes twenty years to become an overnight success. ~ Eddie Cantor

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

I was an overnight success all right, but 30 years is a long, long night. ~ Ray Kroc

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

You just plant a few seeds, cultivate the shoots, and watch your career grow and branch out. It takes time and dedication. There are no overnight success stories in the music business! ~ Christopher Tin

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

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. ~ Tori Kelly

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

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

Hopefully, your marriage will bring added dimensions to love. Hopefully, your unique love will bring new meaning to all our lives. That success cannot be hidden. Good improves love. Evil poisons love. Nothing proves this more dramatically than how we treat our loved ones.
pg 63 ~ Michael Ben Zehabe

Question the Thought "Failure is Just for Losers"

A failure-related thinking error that anxious perfectionists sometimes make is thinking that failure is just for losers. If you have this thinking bias, try this thought experiment:
Experiment: Think of a highly successful person you admire. It can be anyone, from Oprah to someone you actually know.
What failures has this person experienced in areas where he or she is generally successful? Has a businessperson you admire made some bad investments? Has your favorite actor made a movie that lost money? Has your favorite musician had an album flop?
You may be able to think of examples and failures off the top of your head, or you may need to do some online research or read a biography of that person. Make sure the examples are relevant to the person's core domain of success. A superstar chef opening a restaurant and failing is more relevant than an actor opening a restaurant and failing.
After you've done the thought experiment, ask yourself, "What's an alternative thought that's more realistic and less harsh than 'Failure is just for losers'?"
Alternate option: Ask mentors (people you actually know) about examples of their failures. Ask them what they learned from the experiences. You could also ask your mentors for examples of failures that have happened to prominent people in your field. They might be more willing to volunteer this information than to talk about their own failures. ~ Alice Boyes

A thing worse than dying with nothing; is dying without purpose. ~ Darrius Garrett

Insurrection. An unsuccessful revolution; disaffection's failure to substitute misrule for bad government. ~ Ambrose Bierce

God's word is not just to be heard and repeated, it is to be breathed, lived, and emulated with each action. ~ Steve Maraboli

I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. ~ Peter McWilliams

Change occurs when excuses pivot to execution. ~ Ryan Lilly

I didn't inherit any great success and the problems that came with it, and yet I was able to keep working and supporting myself and later a family. I'm crazy fortunate. ~ Timothy Olyphant

There's no success without failure and no winning without losing. ~ Pitbull

Leave your comfort zone to arrive at success zone. ~ Sandeep Kakkar

With so much money invested in their most promising projects, Hollywood executives will understandably do everything in their power to make their products a success in the marketplace. Therefore, the most expensive films often also get the highest marketing budgets, and are slotted into the most favorable opening weekends. ~ Anita Elberse

Nothing you build will ever last without a lot of tender-loving-care (TLC). ~ Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

When i think to not miss my duty, people say that i'm so incapable to arrange anything else. ~ Manroop Suthar

buying into The ONE Thing becomes difficult because we've unfortunately bought into too many others - and more often than not those "other things" muddle our thinking, misguide our actions, and sidetrack our success. ~ Gary Keller

There is one thing I know for sure. You can become successful, if you are willing to pay the price for success. ~ Jon Jones

What's the difference between people who feel successful and people who feel they've failed? The answer is mindset: If you learn and grow from failure, suddenly it becomes a personal asset. People who are successful don't want instant gratification. They don't think about hitting a point of success and never working again. Instead they ask, How do I improve myself and continue to do that consistently over time? ~ Eben Pagan

"Stepping outside your comfort zone is supposed to feel uncomfortable because we're in new and unfamiliar territory. Being uncomfortable is a sign of success, NOT of failure! So if we are uncomfortably outside our comfort zones, then than means we are growing!!! And THAT is cause for celebration!" (modified from a passage in Roz Savage's "Rowing the Atlantic") ~ Roz Savage

If we experience life thoughtfully and bravely, we discover the journey doesn't end in a watercolored sunset on the horizon. Rather, we keep finding new roads with even greater challenges. Our ambitions expand because our courage soars, one success at a time. ~ Karen Henry Clark

The Americans are so much more positive. They are much more in love with success. In Britain, they're a fairly envious bunch, and they love it if you fail. ~ John Cleese

You cannot explain failure any more than you can argue with success. ~ J. Richard Clarke

Resistance knows that the amateur composer will never write his symphony because he is overly invested in its success and overterrified of its failure. ~ Steven Pressfield

Once you figure out what you want in life - expect nothing less. ~ Lorii Myers

Create your legacy, and pass the baton. ~ Billie Jean King

Understand your purpose and the belief-energy. Belief energy is the core of leadership and success. Design your belief energy for higher purpose and values. Belief energy can inspire and motivate you and others. Articulate, communicate and radiate your positive belief energy. ~ Amit Ray

Success tempts many to their ruin. ~ Phaedrus

Failure is where success likes to hide in plain sight. ~ Scott Adams

Even though our time in this life is temporary, if we live well enough, our legacy will last forever. ~ Idowu Koyenikan

I would never discredit anyone that is working their way up on a show like "American Idol". I think they work so hard overcoming all of the obstacles to get on the show in the first place and then every week they are judged in front of all of America. I give them complete credit for getting up on stage. I think they deserve all the success that they get. ~ Mandy Moore

A fulfilling and successful journey, begins with a great spirit of absolute determination. ~ Wayne Chirisa

Power has its own rhythms and patterns. Those who succeed at the game are the ones who control the patterns and vary them at will, keeping people off balance while they set the tempo. The essence of strategy is controlling what comes next, and the elation of victory can upset your ability to control what comes next in two ways. First, you owe your success to a pattern that you are apt to try to repeat.... Second, success tends to go to your head ...

The powerful vary their rhythms and patterns, change course, adapt to circumstance, and learn to improvise. ~ Robert Greene

Success is not money, cars, fame or material possessions but the lives you touched positively. ~ Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha

For me, the path of failure exceeded by far the joys of success. My plight was hopeless. ~ Dominick Dunne