“But I should have known that it doesn't take that long for change to happen - it takes a second.”

— Ally Carter

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American writer 1974

Ally Carter (1974) American writer

Source: United We Spy

“Most people think it takes a long time to change. It doesn’t. Change is immediate! Instantaneous! It may take a long time to decide to change…but change happens in a heartbeat!”

Andy Andrews (1959) author and corporate speaker

Source: The Noticer: Sometimes, All a Person Needs Is a Little Perspective

“Changing what you want to get done takes a second. Recalibrating & getting the new thing to happen is a martial art.”

David Allen (1945) American productivity consultant and author

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“Forgiveness doesn't mean forget what happened. … If something is serious and it is necessary to take counter-measures, you have to take counter-measures.”

Tenzin Gyatso (1935) spiritual leader of Tibet

On the killing of al-Queda terrorist leader Osama bin Laden by US military forces, as quoted in "Dalai Lama suggests Osama bin Laden's death was justified" by Mitchell Landsberg, in The Los Angeles Times (4 May 2011) http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-0504-dalai-lama-20110504,0,7229481.story.

“I've found out that falling in love doesn't have anything to do with time. It can take a year or an instant. It happens when it's ready to happen.”

Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer

Source: The Calhouns: Catherine, Amanda and Lilah

“We are now taking steps towards building trust ... which doesn't happen overnight.”

Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah (1971)

Source: Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah (2022) cited in " Kuwaiti foreign minister visits Lebanon to mend Gulf standoff https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/1/22/kuwaiti-foreign-minister-visits-lebanon-to-mend-gulf-standoff" on Aljazeera, 22 January 2022.