The bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
JIMMY CARTERThe bond of our common humanity is stronger than the divisiveness of our fears and prejudices.
JIMMY CARTERTo be true to ourselves, we must be true to others.
JIMMY CARTERBecause 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 CARTERWe become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
JIMMY CARTERWe know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
JIMMY CARTERThe measure of a society is found in how they treat their weakest and most helpless citizens.
JIMMY CARTERI have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.
JIMMY CARTERA 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.
JIMMY CARTERI 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.
JIMMY CARTERThroughout my life, I’ve seen the difference that volunteering efforts can make in people’s lives. I know the personal value of service as a local volunteer.
JIMMY CARTERIf you fear making anyone mad, then you ultimately probe for the lowest common denominator of human achievement.
JIMMY CARTERWe cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
JIMMY CARTERWherever life takes us, there are always moments of wonder.
JIMMY CARTERI’m a peanut farmer at heart, still grow peanuts on my farm in Georgia.
JIMMY CARTEROne 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.
JIMMY CARTERThe 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.
JIMMY CARTER