Claiming that things are moving in right direction, US President Barack Obama today said it will take some time before the results of his decisions start showing up and asked the people to have patience.
"Leaders from the two sides in Northern Ireland that, you know, a couple of decades ago or even a decade ago people would have said could never achieve peace. And here they were, jointly appearing and talking about their commitment, even in the face of violent provocation," Obama said at a press conference.
"What that tells me is that if you stick to it, if you are persistent, then these problems can be dealt with," he said in response to a question.
"That whole philosophy of persistence, by the way, is one that I'm going to be emphasizing again and again in the months and years to come, as long as I am in this office. I'm a big believer in persistence," he said.
"I think that when it comes to domestic affairs, if we keep on working at it, if we acknowledge that we make mistakes sometimes and that we don't always have the right answer, and we're inheriting very knotty problems, that we can pass health care, we can find better solutions to our energy challenges, we can teach our children more effectively, we can deal with a very real budget crisis that is not fully dealt with in my budget at this point, but makes progress," Obama said.
