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 CARTERSpirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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.
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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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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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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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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I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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