Tori Kelly Quotes

I'm taking my time. I feel much more confident, and every day I feel like I'm getting better.

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

So it's been kind of a long road, but it was a good journey altogether.

You can't jump from little things to big things. It just takes time and patience.

Everything valuable takes time, there are no overnight successes.

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

If you're climbing the ladder of life, you go rung by rung, one step at a time. Don't look too far up, set your goals high but take one step at a time. Sometimes you don't think you're progressing until you step back and see how high you've really gone.

I was working for a chef a long time ago who told me to not skip steps or be in a hurry. Success in a kitchen is more like a marathon and less like a sprint. Rising up the ranks too quickly isn't necessarily a good thing. This advice was from a guy who was sorry he had done that and didn't want me to do the same.

Progress, of the best kind, is comparatively slow. Great results cannot be achieved at once; and we must be satisfied to advance in life as we walk, step by step.

It takes 20 years to make an overnight success.

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

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

My success has been something I've worked a long time at and it's been a gradual process. I compare it to the idea of someone losing a lot of weight over a period of a few years. You don't really notice the weight loss overall but if you compare photos from then and now there's a big difference.

I'm definitely happy with the progression of my career. I'm glad I didn't jump to stardom immediately, because I get to enjoy the ride and the chase. Because nothing came easy, I really appreciate it when I book roles.

America loves to watch people growing and getting better.

The longest journeys start with the smallest steps.

In the beginning I pushed toward perfection, but it takes time to get to certain places.

There can be a progression to the dream; there can be steps to it. When you dissect any successful person's story, it's really rare that it was all or nothing. It's steps, and I just try to remind myself of that in terms of the things that I want; it's like, everything is a step, leading you to where you need to go.

Nothing came to me overnight unlike many others in the industry.

Overnight successes are generally years in the making. And most progress is made in isolation, far from the public eye.

Like anyone, I like having goals to work towards. That said, I've also learned that you have to start with baby steps to reach your dreams, whether big or small.

I'm not even close to where I want to be; it's just a little mini step on the way. This is only the beginning.

It's not just about achieving success; the journey is equally important for me.

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.

If you just focus on getting better, and not being the best, you have such a good time.