Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
JIMMY CARTERI 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.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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All I want is the same thing you want. To have a nation with a government that is as good and honest and decent and competent and compassionate and as filled with love as are the American people.
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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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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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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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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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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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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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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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