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.
JIMMY CARTERThe truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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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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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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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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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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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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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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 am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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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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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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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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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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Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
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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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You always get back much more than you give.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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