Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
JIMMY CARTERWe’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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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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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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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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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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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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 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.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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