Quotes about Transition

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.

My stride is perfect for 15 steps till I cross the seventh hurdle when I switch to 17 steps.

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.

The American people are both anxious for change. We're in a time of flux.

To move with the times is, of course, to go where all times go.

We never do anything consciously for the last time without sadness of heart.

Each time a friend dies, the present becomes the past, in an instant.

I think future generations will say the late 20th century and the early 21st century was a time of great convulsions and upheavals.