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.
JIMMY CARTERI’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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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’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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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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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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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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