Mahatma Gandhi Quotes

No nation is formed within a night, one generation's era of even two. A nation can be described as the continuous string of many generations that time, this pitiless, thoughtless sword of nature, separates their physical connections along the course of their history.

Being formed into a nation takes some doing.

The processes of growth are gradual, bearing fruit in a decade, not a day.

Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.

Is a land born in one day? Is a nation brought forth at once?

It is nationalism which engenders nations, and not the other way round.

Building a state and fostering a national identity take time and good leadership—bold ideas, initiative, and the willingness to compromise.

You cannot plant an acorn in the morning, and expect that afternoon to sit in the shade of an oak.

It's a lot easier, she realized, to be on the verge of something than to actually be it. This would still take time.

'Tis done. We have become a nation.

Nations don't start out. There is not a particular moment when they unveil the essence of themselves. They are always a work in progress.

It takes time to develop a system of law and order …. In 1960, when the Congo got its independence, we had less than ten college graduates.

Nation building cannot be done on the cheap.

The technical progress of the last half-century has transformed our country in countless ways. But, fortunately, we have continued to keep our own customs and culture. It is up to us now, more than ever, in shaping our new country, to achieve a consolidation, in which neither the rapid progress of recent years, nor the age-old customs of our forefathers, are lost or diminished, but rather fused into a new national characteristic in which the best is preserved, while the worst may be thrown away.

The relationship of a people to their homeland is crucial. A people will naturally have a difficult time maintaining a common cultural identity without a collective presence in their homeland. Only in its homeland can a people develop economically, culturally and socially as a homogeneous entity. In fact, this is the crux of why some of us consider it necessary to struggle to live in our homeland.

Until 1847 Switzerland remained a pure Confederation of States, that is to say, she took five and a half centuries to make the step which the United States achieved at once.

All the lessons are in nature. You look at the way rocks are formed - the wind and the water hitting them, shaping them, making them what they are. Things take time, you know?

I think the best things are the ones that happen organically and take a while because nothing really happens overnight if you think about it.

Nothing happens overnight in this game.

I used to think weight loss happens quickly, but it has taken a lot of time. There is no secret to it.

Change always takes time.

Change won't happen overnight.

You're like a cake when you're young. You can't rush it or it will fall, or just turn out wrong. Rising takes patience, and heat.

No country can become a nation by producing a race of imitators.

I've always been interested in why countries appear and disappear. And the curious thing is how often it happens.