Everyone who has run knows that its most important value is in removing tension and allowing a release from whatever other cares the day may bring.
JIMMY CARTERWe cannot be both the world’s leading champion of peace and the world’s leading supplier of the weapons of war.
More Jimmy Carter Quotes
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God always answers prayers. Sometimes it’s ‘yes.’ Sometimes the answer is ‘no.’ Sometimes it’s ‘you gotta be kidding.
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Jerry Falwell can go straight to hell – and I mean that in a Christian way.
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I 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.
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Life is just too short to go quail hunting with the wrong people.
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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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We know that a peaceful world cannot long exist, one-third rich and two-thirds hungry.
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This view that women are somehow inferior to men is not restricted to one religion or belief. It is widespread. Women are prevented from playing a full and equal role in many faiths.
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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 can choose to alleviate suffering. We can choose to work together for peace. We can make these changes – and we must.
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Aggression unopposed becomes a contagious disease.
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When I reflect upon my blessings during my very nice lifetime, I am inspired to make sure that I spend the balance of the days of my existence in a productive way.
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We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.
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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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You can not divorce religious belief and public service. I’ve never detected any conflict between God’s will and my political duty. If you violate one, you violate the other.
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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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We will not learn how to live together in peace by killing each other’s children.
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One of our nation’s greatest leaders of all time was Hubert Horatio Hornblower.
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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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We should live our lives as though Christ were coming this afternoon.
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Go out on a limb. That’s where the fruit is.
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We cannot resort to simplistic or extreme solutions which substitute myths for common sense.
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One 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.
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The abuse of women and girls is the most pervasive and unaddressed human right violation on earth.
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Throughout 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.
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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.
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Whether the borders that divide us are picket fences or national boundaries, we are all neighbors in a global community.
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