Quotes about Transition

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.

The faith that had sustained them through their middle years had gotten as tight as their old clothes. Their views of God, scripture, the church, and the world were all under renovation.

The world for which you have been so carefully prepared is being taken away from you," he said, "by the grace of God.

The changes we dread most may contain our salvation.

I definitely had a hard time leaving for college because I'm not much of a risk-taker.

My body doesn't look like it did before. It's changed after having a baby... it's not better or worse, just different.

All democracies turn into dictatorships—but not by coup. The people give their democracy to a dictator, whether it's Julius Caesar or Napoleon or Adolf Hitler. Ultimately, the general population goes along with the idea

My parents first rented a tiny apartment on Chapel Street with their black standard poodle, Turbo. When I arrived, they had to move out because the landlord allowed dogs but not babies. They found a place on Edwards Street, where the owner allowed babies but not dogs. Fortunately, I made the cut and Turbo went to live at Grove Lane.

I do genuinely believe that the political system is not linear. When it reaches a tipping point fashioned by a critical mass of opinion, the slow pace of change we're used to will no longer be the norm. I see a lot of signs every day that we're moving closer and closer to that tipping point.

THIS IS A TIME IN YOUR LIFE WHEN YOU MUST LEARN TO LET GO: of loved ones, of possessions, of control. In order to let go of something that is precious to you, you need to rest in My Presence, where you are complete.

My sense is that being a First Lady is a full-time job, but I'll know more when the time comes.

That is how you know you've left childhood behind-when you wish for time to go backward.