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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.

Jimmy 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.
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Failure Freedom Generation Guide Pride Reach Space Young
I hate to see complacency prevail in our lives when it’s so directly contrary to the teaching of Christ.
JIMMY CARTER

Direction Hate Live Prevail
Like music and art, love of nature is a common language that can transcend political or social boundaries.
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Art Boundary Language Love Music Nature Social Transcendence
The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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Abuse Earth Human Violation Woman
You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
JIMMY CARTER

Ability Better Inspirational Motivational Thinking Time Yourself
I’ve never won an argument with my wife; and the only time I thought I had I found out the argument wasn’t over yet.
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Argument Myself Thinking Time Wife Win
When people are intimidated about having their own opinions, oppression is at hand.
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Hands Intimidation Opinion People
Faith implies a continuing search, not necessarily a final answer.
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Answer Faith Final Necessary
I am no big shot. I am not anybody’s boss. I want to be everybody’s servant.
JIMMY CARTER

Kindness Myself Place Position Service
Wherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
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Life Moments Wonder
We are of course a nation of differences. Those differences don’t make us weak. They’re the source of our strength.
JIMMY CARTER

Difference Nation Source Strength
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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Country Fact Faith Government Myself Prayer Religious
America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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Democracy Function Moments
Everyone has a right to peaceful coexistence, the basic personal freedoms, the alleviation of suffering, and the opportunity to lead a productive life.
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Existence Life Opportunity Peaceful Right Suffering
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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Cry Home Need Requirement Start Strength Talk White
Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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Life People Short Wrong

Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.

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Many of the most highly publicized events of my presidency are not nearly as memorable or significant in my life as fishing with my daddy.

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