For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
JIMMY CARTERWe 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
-
-
Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
JIMMY CARTER -
Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
JIMMY CARTER -
You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
JIMMY CARTER -
You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
JIMMY CARTER -
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.
JIMMY CARTER -
Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
JIMMY CARTER -
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.
JIMMY CARTER -
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.
JIMMY CARTER -
Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
JIMMY CARTER -
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
JIMMY CARTER -
It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
JIMMY CARTER -
I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
JIMMY CARTER -
I believe that the boycott that we have against Cuba is counterproductive, and it also makes the twelve million or so Cuban people suffer unnecessarily just because of a foolish policy of the United States.
JIMMY CARTER -
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 CARTER -
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.
JIMMY CARTER