What 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 CARTERJesus never said a word about homosexuality. In all of his teachings about multiple things – he never said that gay people should be condemned. I personally think it is very fine for gay people to be married in civil ceremonies.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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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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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.
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I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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We can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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Throughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
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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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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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The test of a government is not how popular it is with the powerful and privileged few but how honestly and fairly it deals with the many who must depend on it.
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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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