Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
JIMMY CARTERHuman identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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And so I say to you and to others around the world, whether they wish us well or ill – do not underestimate us Americans. We lack neither strength nor wisdom.
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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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Because (grandparents) are usually free to love and guide and befriend the young without having to take daily responsibility for them, they can often reach out past pride and fear of failure and close the space between generations.
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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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Jesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
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I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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