Hassan Rouhani Quotes

There are no instant solutions.

We can not cure great and inveterate evils at once

There are no simple solutions to today’s problems.

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

The energy problems that we face today were built up over a long period of time and are not going to be solved overnight.

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

Whether the task is fixing health care, upgrading K-12 education, bolstering national security, or a host of other missions, the U.S. is better at patching problems than fixing them.

Unlike presidential administrations, problems rarely have terminal dates.

The evils which are complained of can not be eradicated at once; the work must be gradual.

When you're dealing with the Middle East, 2000 years is the normal wait for something to happen.

We knew when we started we wouldn't be accepted overnight, that it was going to be a long haul.

We needed 40 years to overcome East Germany. Sometimes in history, one has to be prepared for the long haul and not ask after four months if it still makes sense to keep up our demands.

We can't solve all of our problems in a short time.

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.

Old, deeply engrained systems take time to change, but we can't leave it to time.

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

Nations are not formed in a day, the formation requires years.

If you change your lifestyle, remember it's not a wind sprint, but it's a marathon you're embarked on, and you'll be able to stay there.

Before success comes patience... when we add to our accomplishments the element of hard work over a long period of time, we'll place a far greater value on the outcome. When we are patient, we'll have a greater appreciation of our success.

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

If we can muster up that degree of commitment and get away from the uniquely American perception that if something can't be done immediately it isn't worth doing, then I think the Hunger Movement, this small but growing minority of us, can have a truly significant impact.

There are no drive-thru breakthroughs. Breakthroughs take time.

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

Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.

It takes five years for a willing person's mind to change. Have patience with yourself and others when treading in an area protected by a taboo.