We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
JIMMY CARTER
JIMMY CARTER
Jimmy Carter on life
Jimmy Carter78 quotes“We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.”
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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.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter I’d like to be remembered as someone who was a champion of peace and human rights.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter Communicating our questions, hopes, and fears in prayer makes them-even to ourselves-more open and clear.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter 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.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter We simply must have faith in each other, faith in our ability to govern ourselves, and faith in the future of this Nation. Restoring that faith and that confidence to America is now the most important task we face.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter 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 CarterJimmy Carter We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter We cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
Jimmy CarterJimmy Carter
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Jenny AJenny A Thank you for still being there for yourself. For being strong. For being resilient. Keep going.
Yohan AcostaYohan Acosta There will never be a day, I am not thankful for the fire you brought to my life that still warms me to the bones.
Mark AnthonyMark Anthony You could have shook my whole world luckily I became aware, and I took a turn.
Emma SchippersEmma Schippers Be strong enough to bloom even in the storm.
Safna SulaimanSafna Sulaiman There is magic in the minuscule.
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