I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
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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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.
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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’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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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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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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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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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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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Human identity is no longer defined by what one does but rather by what one owns.
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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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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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Jesus 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.
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