“The choice of personnel, perhaps the most important choice (because 'people are policy'), never proceeds according to plan, but there have been some successful transitions that upheld high standards.” PeopleHas BeensImportantChoicesSuccessfulPlansPolicyStandardsTransitionHigh StandardsPersonnelAccording To PlanImportant Choices Author:Richard V. Allen
“Usually, those persons closest to the incoming President will be the main leaders of the Transition effort. They are most familiar with his policies and practices, and are able to interpret his wishes regarding the structure and staffing of the new Administration.” PersonsAbleWishPresidentEffortLeaderPracticePolicyStructureFamiliarAdministrationTransitionClosestStaffing Author:Richard V. Allen
“Many foster children have had difficulty making the transition to independent living. Several are homeless, become single parents, commit crimes, or live in poverty. They are also frequent targets of crime.” ChildrenParentPovertyCrimeDifficultyIndependentCommitTargetTransitionHomelessFoster ChildrenSingle ParentIndependent Living Author:Charles Bass
“I had the chance to be governor for eight years and I took a year to transition out and a year to transition in, so that's a decade of my life where I pursued my own ambitions and I thought it was time to rearrange my life to focus on other things.” YearsChanceMy OwnFocusAmbitionEightDecadesTransitionGovernorsPursued Author:Jeb Bush
“I want to be remembered as an actor who put in some good work in the beginning of his career, even better work at the end of his career and slowly, successfully made the transition into writing and directing.” WantWritingMadeEndsActorsCareersRememberedTransitionGood Work Author:Jonathan Brandis
“I find that when I'm ready for something to end, I transition quickly. But when something ends before its time, I find it hard to move on.” EndsHardMovingReadyTransition Author:Emma Caulfield
“When 'Desperate Housewives' ends, I think my girls will be about the kindergarten age. I will be so happy to be there for them through that huge transition.” ThinkingEndsAgeGirlHugeDesperateTransitionHousewifeKindergartenMy GirlDesperate Housewives Author:Marcia Cross
“Life, it seems, is nothing if not a series of initiations, transitions, and incorporations.” IfsSeemsSeriesTransitionInitiationIncorporation Author:Alan Dundes
“I like businesses in transition, first of all. If ever there were a business in transition, it is publishing.” IfsFirstsTransitionPublishing Author:Barry Diller
“Ben & Jerry's evolved into what it is doing and is trying to transition its supply chain, but this is essentially retrofitting. In the social enterprise movement, we see companies whose essence, the products they make, the reason they exist from day one, is because these people see something out in the world that they cannot accept.” PeopleWorldTryingReasonSocialCompanyAcceptingMovementProductsEssenceChainsEnterpriseTransitionJerrySupply Chain Author:Jerry Greenfield
“I think there was a pretty smooth hand-off from the administration of President Clinton to the administration of President Bush, particularly in the counterterrorism area. The reason I say that is because there was, for transitions, I think a stunning continuity.” ThinkingReasonHandsPresidentAreasClintonAdministrationTransitionSmoothPresident BushContinuityStunningPresident ClintonCounter Terrorism Author:Richard Armitage
“I think that popular culture takes a long time to catch up to what's actually happening in the world. Women have had to take care of themselves for quite a while. Actually, not had to take of themselves, but have wanted to take care of themselves, so I think it's a big transition that our country and our society has been going through a long time.” ThinkingWorldLongHas BeensCountryBigsCareWantedCultureLong TimeHappeningsTake CareOur CountryOur SocietyTransitionPopular Culture Author:Lisa Edelstein
“The roles that men and women play are no longer the standard traditional roles of way back when but are those of two very individual people living their lives. I think it's been a hard transition in society - just take a look at the divorce rate - to figure out what that means now. How do you resolve that?” PeopleThinkingMenWayLooksMeanTwoHardPlayIndividualRolesFiguresStandardsMen And WomenRateDivorceTraditionalResolveTransitionBack WhenWay Back WhenDivorce Rates Author:Lisa Edelstein
“I lived in France during the '60s. I was there from the early '60s until 1970, so my view of the '60s is more global. It was a time of tremendous transition, not only for America but for the whole world.” WorldWholeAmericaViewsWhole WorldFranceTransition Author:Jane Fonda
“Fringe' was the first time I realized that I could ever man up in a character and make this transition from being a boy or a young man into actually being a man.” MenFirstsCharacterYoungBoysFirst TimeI RealizedYoung ManTransitionFringe Author:Seth Gabel
“I try to dress a little casual before my photo-shoots. I can be comfortable before I go into my... transition.” TryingLittlesI CanComfortableDressesTransitionCasualPhoto Shoots Author:Jennifer Hudson
“I have my own experience in Indonesia, of course. Sometimes in these transition situations, the new governments are still clumsy and awkward in responding to this new environment in which they operate. The only thing in their DNA is the old regime.” StillsSometimesGovernmentCoursesMy OwnSituationEnvironmentTransitionRegimesAwkwardDnaIndonesiaRespondingClumsyNew GovernmentNew Environment Author:Sri Mulyani Indrawati
“After four years as Administrator of the SBA, I have let President Obama know that I will not be staying for a second term. I will stay on until my successor is confirmed to ensure a smooth and seamless transition.” KnowsYearsPresidentTermFourStayingTransitionPresident ObamaFour YearsSmoothSuccessorsAdministratorsSeamless Author:Karen Mills
“We need scientists to design new fuels. We need farmers to help grow them. We need engineers to invent new technologies. We need entrepreneurs to sell those technologies. We need workers to operate assembly lines that hum with high-tech, zero-carbon components. We need builders to hammer into place the foundations for a clean energy age. We need diplomats and businessmen and women, and Peace Corps volunteers to help developing nations skip past the dirty phase of development and transition to sustainable sources of energy. In other words, we need you.” NeedsHelpingAgePastEnergyNationsGrowsLinesTechnologyDesignSourceDevelopmentMen And WomenScientistFoundationSellsEntrepreneurCleanClimateWorkersDevelopingDirtyFuelZeroTransitionFarmersEngineersPhasesVolunteerCarbonBusinessmanComponentsHammersNeed YouAssemblyNew TechnologyBuilderSkipDiplomatsClean EnergyAssembly LinePeace Corps Author:Barack Obama