When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
JIMMY CARTERI am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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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It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
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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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This 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.
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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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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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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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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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When 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.
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War may sometimes be a necessary evil. But no matter how necessary, it is always an evil, never a good. We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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I have one life and one chance to make it count for something… My faith demands that I do whatever I can, wherever I am, whenever I can, for as long as I can with whatever I have to try to make a difference.
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The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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What are the things that you can’t see that are important? I would say justice, truth, humility, service, compassion, love…They’re the guiding lights of a life.
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I 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.
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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.
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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 are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
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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.
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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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I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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