Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
JIMMY CARTERMany of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
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The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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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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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 should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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