Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
JIMMY CARTERThe abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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.
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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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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You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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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.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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