There are decades when nothing happens; and there are weeks when decades happen.

Not found in Lenin's writings or recorded speeches, though he did write that in the Russian revolution, major developments took only days, weeks, or months, not decades. | The construction is traditional, present for example in 2 Peter 3:8 (NIV text) | With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. | Numerous similar constructions are found variously; Karl Marx used a similar form in 1863 | "[C]ould regard 20 years as more than a day ... succeeded by days into which 20 years are compressed." | Quote Origin: Days Into Which 20 Years Are Compressed, Quote Investigator, July 13, 2020 | Lenin Said, 'There Are Decades Where Nothing Happens' and 'Weeks Where Decades Happen'?, Snopes, Caroline Wazer, July 24, 2024 (updated May 28, 2026)