I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
JIMMY CARTERThe truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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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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Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
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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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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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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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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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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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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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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 have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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