Quotes about Transition

I went from one state of life to another state of life by obeying, understanding, and applying the principles that are laid down in the Bible.

Birth and death are not two different states, but they are different aspects of the same state.

The moment of surrender is not when life is over. It's when it begins

Taking a new step. . .is what people fear most.

Death opens a door out of a little, dark room (that's all the life we have known before it) into a great, real place where the true sun shines and we shall meet.

The secret of long life is double careers. One to about age sixty, then another for the next thirty years.

You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight.

We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.

We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.

My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers from what seemed like one safe place to another. Like lily pads, round and green, these places summoned and then held me up while I grew. Each prepared me for the next leaf on which I would land, and in this way I moved across the swamp of doubt and fear.

Ancients knew that you need guidance, patronage and protection as you move from one place or state to another, whenever you cross a bridge. You had better know what you are doing when you leave one group or place to join another.

Her body hovered delicately on the last edge of childhood—she was almost eighteen, nearly complete, but the dew was still on her.