Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
JIMMY CARTERGo out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
JIMMY CARTERWhen 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.
JIMMY CARTERI say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
JIMMY CARTERI’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 CARTERWe are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
JIMMY CARTERI 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.
JIMMY CARTERHuman identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
JIMMY CARTERWe should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
JIMMY CARTERUnless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
JIMMY CARTERThe 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 CARTEREvery 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.
JIMMY CARTERWe can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
JIMMY CARTERWhether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
JIMMY CARTERJerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
JIMMY CARTERI have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
JIMMY CARTERThis view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
JIMMY CARTER