Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
JIMMY CARTERWe should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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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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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense human rights invented America.
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I’ve looked on many women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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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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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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One of the most serious problems that our country has inherited an unwillingness to talk to anyone who disagrees with us or who won’t accept, before a discussion, all the premises that we demand.
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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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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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If you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
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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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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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