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 CARTERLife is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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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 have a tendency to condemn people who are different from us, to define their sins as paramount and our own sinfulness as being insignificant.
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America has no functioning democracy at this moment.
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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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It’s not necessary to fear the prospect of failure but to be determined not to fail.
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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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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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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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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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Spirit is like the wind, in that we can’t see it but can see its effects, which are profound.
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To be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
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The stronger the ties that bind us to God, the more likely we are to live, react, and behave in harmony with…greater joy, peace, and happiness.
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You always get back much more than you give.
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Too many of us now tend to worship self indulgence and consumption.
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I am convinced that UFOs exist because I’ve seen one.
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