Because we are now running out of gas and oil, we must prepare quickly for a third change, to strict conservation and to the use of … permanent renewable energy sources, like solar power.
JIMMY CARTERMany of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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Trust is very much a part of our democracy.
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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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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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I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
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I’m not in favor of the government mandating a prayer in school because our country was founded on the fact that no particular religious faith would have ascendance over or preferential treatment over any other.
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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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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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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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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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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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When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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The truth is that male religious leaders have had – and still have – an option to interpret holy teachings either to exalt or subjugate women. They have, for their own selfish ends, overwhelmingly chosen the latter.
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