One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
JIMMY CARTERI 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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 have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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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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This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
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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.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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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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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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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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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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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We’ve got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need will not come from the White House, but from every house in America.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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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.
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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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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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