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 CARTERI have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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When 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.
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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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We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
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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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Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
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For the first time in the history of our country the majority of our people believe that the next five years will be worse than the past five years.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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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I want to make it clear,if there is ever a conflict [between environmental quality and economic growth], I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape.
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I have often wanted to drown my troubles, but I can’t get my wife to go swimming.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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Always tell the truth, and take an interest in serving the people around you as much as possible.
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