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.
JIMMY CARTERI say to you quite frankly that the time for racial discrimination is over.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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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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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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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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The measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
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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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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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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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