It took me years to eat a lot of shellfish. I was probably 20 years old before I had even seen a shrimp cocktail. I like oysters, but fried. Dolly Parton cocktaileatfry Change image and share on social
It took me years to figure out that you don't fall into a tub of butter, you jump for it. Claudette Colbert butterfallfigure Change image and share on social
It took me years to get out of the bargain basement. I always wanted to walk into a men's store and buy a cashmere sweater. Jamie Farr bargainbasementbuy Change image and share on social
It took me years to learn that sentences in fiction must do much more than stand around and look pretty. Karen Thompson Walker fictionlearnpretty Change image and share on social
It took me years to live down Dracula and convince the film producers that I would play almost any other type of role. Bela Lugosi convincedraculafilm Change image and share on social
It took one human error to take my leg and one human error to take my mother's. Heather Mills errorhumanleg Change image and share on social
It took President Obama to make America lead like America again. John F. Kerry americaleadmake Change image and share on social
It took putting one foot in front of the other every single day to get through it to the point where I made it back on the team and won a gold medal in 2008. Hope Solo backdayfoot Change image and share on social
It took seven years from the day I decided I wanted to write fiction to actually getting a book published. Cynthia Kadohata bookdaydecide Change image and share on social
It took several years of hard work in small roles before I attained stardom. Bela Lugosi attainhardrole Change image and share on social
