I say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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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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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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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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The 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.
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I think the most challenging thing for me in my life and in the Bible is that we worship Jesus as the Prince of Peace. And America is constantly at war.
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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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I’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
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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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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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We’ve got to stop crying and start sweating, stop talking and start walking, stop cursing and start praying. The strength we need will not come from the White House, but from every house in America.
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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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