I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
JIMMY CARTERI hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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 CARTERIt 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.
JIMMY CARTERWhether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
JIMMY CARTERSpirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
JIMMY CARTERI am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
JIMMY CARTERLife is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
JIMMY CARTERThe measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
JIMMY CARTERI am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
JIMMY CARTERWhat 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.
JIMMY CARTERAmerica has no functioning democracy at this moment.
JIMMY CARTERWe are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
JIMMY CARTERWar 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.
JIMMY CARTERHuman identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
JIMMY CARTERLike music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
JIMMY CARTERI’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
JIMMY CARTER