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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.

Jimmy Carter

Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
JIMMY CARTER

Effort Fruit Struggle
A fundamentalist can’t bring himself or herself to negotiate with people who disagree with them because the negotiating process itself is an indication of implied equality.
JIMMY CARTER

Equality Fundamental Negotiation Process
Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
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Existence Life Opportunity Peaceful Right Suffering
The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
JIMMY CARTER

Citizenship Helpless Measurement Treat Weakness
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Country Myself Strength Wisdom World
The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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Abuse Earth Human Violation Woman
God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
JIMMY CARTER

Funny God Prayer Yourself
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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Difference Effort Life Myself People Volunteer
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 CARTER

Country Fact Faith Government Myself Prayer Religious
To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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Deep Ourselves True
We 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.
JIMMY CARTER

Ability Alignment Each Other Face Faith Government Restore Simplicity
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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Change Choice Suffering Togetherness Work
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.
JIMMY CARTER

Commitment Forgiveness Lust Myself Woman
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

Believe Fools Necessary Production State
The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
JIMMY CARTER

Deal Government Powerful Privilege Test

God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.

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