I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
JIMMY CARTERGo out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor.
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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.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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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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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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