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 CARTERI am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
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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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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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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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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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 stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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