Who first coined the phrase "Difficult takes a day, impossible takes a week" ?

Question

I have heard it many times, in rap lyrics and throughout many facets of life, but do not know the origin of the phrase.
thanks, Jordan

Answer 1

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This is a corruption of the motto used by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers ("Seabees") during World War II:

"The difficult we do immediately. The impossible takes a little longer."

Other sources have it just a little different:

"The difficult we do at once. The impossible takes a bit longer."

The version you quoted seems to have lost some of the snap of the original.

Source(s):

http://www.missico.com/personal/seabees/…
http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/CT/

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Asker's Comment:

Thanks for your answer; that's very interesting.